Can plants help humans attain a renewable energy future? Xiaohan Yang, a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, believes they can.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Detecting Responses to El Nino
In coastal environments, little is known about the in situ bacterial response to prolonged warming and nutrient limitation, as well as its corresponding biogeochemical impacts from an El Nino.
Apomictic Relatives of Switchgrass
Apomixis, or asexual reproduction through seeds, allows the preservation of hybrid vigor across generations and could have tremendous impact on breeding and seed systems if installed in crops. This proposal seeks to sequence multiple apomict genomes to further enable apomixis gene discovery and comparative genomics within the grass family.
Synthesizing Microbial Expansins with Unusual Activities
Expansin proteins from diverse microbes will be synthesized and assayed for their ability to bind to and modify the properties of cellulose and cellulose-related wall polysaccharides.
SMARTFARM Metagenome Analysis of Nutrient Cycling
The SMARTFARM CSP builds on the ARPA-E Phase I SMARTFARM project, providing a detailed view of the metagenome found in the soil of bioenergy crop production at multiple sites.