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    Green Algae Reveal One mRNA Encodes Many Proteins
    A team of researchers has found numerous examples of polycistronic expression – in which two or more genes are encoded on a single molecule of mRNA – in two species of green algae.

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    Advances in Rapidly Engineering Non-model Bacteria
    CRAGE is a technique for chassis (or strain)-independent recombinase-assisted genome engineering, allowing scientists to conduct genome-wide screens and explore biosynthetic pathways. Now, CRAGE is being applied to other synthetic biology problems.

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    Maize can produce a cocktail of antibiotics with a handful of enzymes. (Sam Fentress, CC BY-SA 2.0)
    How Maize Makes An Antibiotic Cocktail
    Zealexins are produced in every corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections using surprisingly few enzymes.

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    Poplar (Populus trichocarpa and P. deltoides) grow in the Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory (APPL) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. Poplar is an important biofuel feedstock, and Populus trichocarpa is the first tree species to have its genome sequenced — a feat accomplished by JGI. (Image courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy)
    Podcast: Xiaohan Yang on A Plantiful Future
    Building off plant genomics collaborations between the JGI and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Xiaohan Yang envisions customizing plants for the benefit of human society.

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    Synthesizing Microbial Expansins with Unusual Activities
    Expansin proteins from diverse microbes have potential uses in deconstructing lignocellulosic biomass for conversion to renewable biofuels, nanocellulosic fibers, and commodity biochemicals.

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    Pennycress – A Solution for Global Food Security, Renewable Energy and Ecosystem Benefits
    Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) is under development as a winter annual oilseed bioenergy crop. It could produce up to 3 billion gallons of seed oil annually while reducing soil erosion and fertilizer runoff.

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    Artistic interpretation of CheckV assessing virus genome sequences from environmental samples. (Rendered by Zosia Rostomian​, Berkeley Lab)
    An Automated Tool for Assessing Virus Data Quality
    CheckV can be broadly utilized by the research community to gauge virus data quality and will help researchers to follow best practices and guidelines for providing the minimum amount of information for an uncultivated virus genome.

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    Unicellular algae in the Chlorella genus, magnified 1300x. (Andrei Savitsky)
    A One-Stop Shop for Analyzing Algal Genomes
    The PhycoCosm data portal is an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, compare them, and visualize supporting experimental data.

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    Artistic interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill in gaps of knowledge about the microbes that play key roles in the Earth's microbiomes. (Rendered by Zosia Rostomian​, Berkeley Lab)
    Podcast: A Primer on Genome Mining
    In Natural Prodcast: the basics of genome mining, and how JGI researchers conducted it in IMG/ABC on thousands of metagenome-derived genomes for a Nature Biotechnology paper.

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    Utilizing long-read sequencing for metagenomics and DNA modification detection webinar
    Watch the webinar on how the JGI employs single-molecule, long-read DNA sequences to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects.

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    “SIP technologies at EMSL and JGI” Webinar
    The concerted stable isotope-related tools and resources of the JGI and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) may be requested by applying for the annual “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) call.

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    CSP Functional Genomics Call Ongoing
    The CSP Functional Genomics call helps users translate genomic information into biological function. Proposals submitted by July 31, 2021 will be part of the next review.

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    Aerial photo of the switchgrass diversity panel late in the 2020 season at the Kellogg Biological Station in Michigan. (Robert Goodwin)
    A Team Effort Toward Targeted Crop Improvements
    A multi-institutional team has produced a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome. Building off this work, researchers at three DOE Bioenergy Research Centers have expanded the network of common gardens and are exploring improvements to switchgrass.

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    Artistic interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill in gaps of knowledge about the microbes that play key roles in the Earth's microbiomes. (Rendered by Zosia Rostomian​, Berkeley Lab)
    Uncovering Novel Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes
    A public repository of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental samples around the world, expanding the known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%, is now available .

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    Green millet (Setaria viridis) plant collected in the wild. (Courtesy of the Kellogg lab)
    Shattering Expectations: Novel Seed Dispersal Gene Found in Green Millet
    In Nature Biotechnology, a very high quality reference Setaria viridis genome was sequenced, and for the first time in wild populations, a gene related to seed dispersal was identified.

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Upcoming Events

Events

The JGI is represented at conferences year round. Learn about events JGI is hosting, or where our researchers will be presenting next:

  • March 4, 2021: Accessing NEON’s Environmental Sample Archives, Applying JGI & EMSL Omics Tools to Solve Biological Grand Challenges Webinar
  • March 9, 2021: PhycoCosm Tutorial Webinar
  • March 10, 2021: JGI Engagement Webinar: Utilizing long-read sequencing for metagenomics and DNA modification detection webinar
  • March 11, 2021: MycoCosm Tutorial Webinar
  • April 26-28, 2021: Symposium on Biomaterials, Fuels and Chemicals (SBFC)
  • June 15-28, 2021: 2021 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED)

Past Events

  • JGI Engagement Webinars
  • IMG Webinars
  • List of past User Meetings (2006 – present)
  • Microbial and Plant Systems Modulated by Secondary Metabolites Meeting, July 24-26, 2017
  • Bay Area Plant Microbe Interaction Symposium II, April 21st, 2017.
  • NeLLi: From New Lineages of Life To New Functions workshop, April 5 – 6, 2017
  • Microbial and Plant Systems Modulated by Secondary Metabolites Meeting, May 2-4, 2016
  • Plant-Microbe Interaction Symposium, April 15, 2016. Download the agenda and the poster list.
  • DOE JGI Presentations @ PAG XXIII – Download a brochure with a schedule of JGI-related presentations at the 2015 Plant & Animal Genome Meeting in San Diego, January 10-14, 2015. Or come see us along with KBase at Booth #203 in the exhibition hall.
  • 17th Genomic Standards Consortium Workshop – JGI hosted the  17th Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC 17) meeting May 4-6, 2015, followed by the satellite workshop, Genomes to Secondary Metabolites (G2SM) May 7-8, 2015.
  • Jamborees – A jamboree is a scientific meeting at which members of a scientific community gather to discuss the genome of an organism of common interest. Participants have the opportunity to annotate the genome in advance of the meeting. The focus can be a single organism or a family of organisms. Similar creatures are also typically studied in order to draw comparisons and contrasts. Attendance is by invitation.
  • 2012 Berkeley Open House Bioscriber – an educational tutorial – Developed as a means of introducing the concept of DNA synthesis/synthetic biology to the general public and how it is used at the DOE JGI and JBEI for bioenergy research, Bioscriber debuted on October 13, 2012 at the Berkeley Lab Open House. The tutorial level of this educational module shows how information from nature in the form of enzymes identified through genome sequencing can be harnessed to break down and convert plant biomass into an advanced, non-ethanol biofuel. The Bioscriber module is an ongoing project and those interested in becoming a part of the development team should contact David Gilbert, DOE JGI Public Affairs Manager. Planting & Caring for Your Poplar – An info sheet distributed with poplar seedlings that were handed out at the 2012 Berkeley Lab Open House. The poplar was the first tree to have its genome sequenced, and the work was done at the DOE JGI.
  • CSP 2012 PI Workshop
  • Science Talks at the Lesher
    – May 9, 2011,The Deal with Carbon: How Earth’s Mighty Microbes Respond. Watch on YouTube: http://bit.ly/kgaThH  – January, 18, 2011, The Future of Fuel: Local Solutions to Global Energy Challenges. Watch on YouTube: http://bit.ly/fIVE9w
  • Microbial Genome Reannotation Workshop
  • Application of High Performance Computing to the DOE Joint Genomic Institute’s Data Challenges  — January 25 – 26, 2010, Walnut Creek, CA,
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