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November 11, 2020

A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus

The reference genome for Miscanthus sinensis, and the associated genomic tools, allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such as sugarcane and sorghum. [Read More]

November 9, 2020

Uncovering Novel Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes

Expanding the known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%, the publicly available Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes (GEM) catalog generated from environmental samples around the world results from a collaboration involving more than 200 scientists, and JGI and KBase researchers. [Read More]

October 28, 2020

JGI Welcomes New UEC Members

The JGI User Executive Committee, which represents the JGI user community, welcomes three new members: Kathleen Greenham, Matthias Hess, and Kristen DeAngelis. [Read More]

October 21, 2020

The JGI Data Portal: Improving User Experience

The JGI Data Portal is a pilot download experience currently accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome, and an updated alternative to the Genome Portal. [Read More]

October 21, 2020

Help from Citrus’ Bitter, Hardier Cousin

The trifoliate orange can resist citrus greening; its genome sequence to help researchers identify genes that can help other citrus resist the disease. [Read More]

October 8, 2020

2021 JGI Proposal Call Brings New Investigators into Community Science Program

For the first time, 63 percent of the 27 accepted annual large-scale CSP proposals come from investigators who have not previously been a principal investigator on an approved JGI proposal. [Read More]

October 8, 2020

Secondary Metabolite-Producing Bacteria in Tiny Earth

Tiny Earth plans to sequence hundreds of genomes from antimicrobial-producing soil microbes and subsequently identify novel biosynthetic gene clusters. [Read More]

October 8, 2020

Enabling Reverse Genetics in Camelina sativa

In this proposal, we plan to sequence the genomes of mutagenized Camelina populations, catalog all of the mutations and make the seed available to researchers to study gene function. [Read More]

October 8, 2020

Temperature Effects on Metabolite-Mediated Transfer to Bacteria

An investigation of the effects of temperature stress on the metabolite pools produced and released by three phytoplankton species. [Read More]

October 8, 2020

How Switchgrass Alters Subsoil Carbon Sequestration

A national study to investigate the ecophysiology of deep soil microorganisms and whether deep-rooted switchgrass alters the C processing potential of subsoils. [Read More]