The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) now has a matched pair of Ergo Cups after winning at the 13th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference held March 22-25, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. The Ergo Cup highlights ergonomic innovations from institutions and multinational corporations. The DOE JGI’s winning entry, “Empowering Employees in Ergonomics,”…
2010 DOE JGI User Meeting on GenomeWeb
Oysters aren’t just for eating, but the University of Southern California’s Dennis Hedgecock told the crowded room at the JGI Users’ meeting on Wednesday that he likes his raw on the half shell. For his research, however, Hedgecock is using oysters to study the genetics and physiology of hybrid vigor. Read more at GenomeWeb.
DOE JGI in 2010 Ergo Cup competition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has two entries vying for the Ergo Cup at the 13th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference held March 22-25, 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. In the Ergonomic Program Improvement Initiatives category, the DOE JGI’s entry is “Empowering Employees in Ergonomics,” which focuses on employee-driven elements of…
DOE JGI 5th Annual User Meeting announcement
Researchers from all over the world will be at the Marriott in Walnut Creek for the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute 5th Annual Genomics of Energy and Environment Meeting, which will feature genomics research in the fields of clean energy generation and the environment. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Jay Keasling, CEO…
Hydra genome project on GenomeWeb
In a paper appearing in the online version of Nature yesterday, an international research team led by investigators at US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute, the J. Craig Venter Institute, the University of Heidelberg, and the University of California reported that they have sequenced the genome of the Hydra magnipapillata, a freshwater cnidarian. The…
Naegleria genome project on SpaceDaily
“In a sense, analyzing the Naegleria genome shows us what it would be like to be on this planet more than a billion years ago, and what kind of organisms were around then and what they might have looked like,” said Simon E. Prochnik, a JGI and UC Berkeley bioinformaticist and coauthor of the Cell…
B. braunii algal genome project on Physorg.com
But, a shortcoming of B. braunii is its relatively slow growth rate. While the algae that produce ‘vegetable-type’ oils may double their growth every six to 12 hours, B. braunii‘s doubling rate is about four days, he said. “Thus, getting large amounts of oil from B. braunii is more time consuming and thus more costly,”…
B. braunii algal genome project on Checkbiotech.org
“Without understanding how the cellular machinery of a given algae works on the molecular level, it won’t be possible to improve characteristics such as oil production, faster growth rates or increased photosynthesis,” Devarenne said. Like most green algae, B. braunii is capable of producing great amounts of hydrocarbon oils in a very small land area….
B. braunii algae project on redOrbit
It’s not just a gee-whiz science trivia, Devarenne said. B. braunii is a prime candidate for biofuel production because some races of the green algae typically “accumulate hydrocarbons from to 30 percent to 40 percent of their dry weight, and are capable of obtaining hydrocarbon contents up to 86 percent of their dry weight. “As…
Botrycoccus genome project on ScienceDaily
“Our results support the original Berkeley DNA sequence used for phylogenetic placement was from a contaminating algae,” Devarenne said. “And our study places the B race of B. braunii in the correct location on the ‘algal family tree’.” The actual genome sequencing and mapping will be performed by DOE’s Joint Genome Institute. Read more on…