Both 454’s and Illumina’s sequencing technologies will play important roles in 71 new genomic sequencing projects that the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute announced yesterday for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program. According to a statement from the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based institute, JGI’s “recent transition to new sequencing technologies” has almost quintupled the amount of…
AgResearch rumen project on Voxy.co.nz
Biofuel production from agricultural wastes and more food from ruminant animals with lower environmental impacts are more likely now AgResearch has successfully applied to a prestigious US institution to have the DNA of microbes within the forestomach (rumen) of these animals sequenced. AgResearch scientists Christina Moon, Graeme Attwood and their team applied to the US…
JGI collaboration on pine beetle research in Biomass magazine
Genomics and proteomics research organizations Genome Canada, Genome British Columbia and Genome Alberta will help fund a $7.8 million research project designed to create tools for the prediction and guarantee of sustainable biomass feedstocks for Canadian biofuel production. The University of Alberta and the U.S. DOE’s Joint Genome Institute will also co-fund the project. The…
AgResearch release on CSP 2010 as reported by Scoop
Biofuel production from agricultural wastes and more food from ruminant animals with lower environmental impacts are more likely now AgResearch has successfully applied to a prestigious US institution to have the DNA of microbes within the forestomach (rumen) of these animals sequenced. AgResearch scientists Christina Moon, Graeme Attwood and their team applied to the US…
CSP 2010 release on Bionity.com
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has selected 71 new genomic sequencing projects for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program (CSP) — a targeted sampling of the planet’s biodiversity — to be characterized for bioenergy, climate, and environmental applications. JGI’s Community Sequencing Program is the largest genomic sequencing effort in the world…
CSP2010 release part of Biotech Roundup
JGI ANNOUNCES 2010 COMMUNITY SEQUENCING PROJECTS – The US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute announced that it will support 71 new sequencing projects to advance its bio-energy and climate research programs. The programs will involve whole-genome sequencing, single cell sequencing, resequencing of bacteria, and metagenomics of microbial communities, JGI said. The rest of the…
JGI involved in Canadian genomic research on mountain pine beetle
[P]redicting and guaranteeing sources of feedstock is complicated by natural and environmental factors, such as the current mountain pine beetle epidemic which has devastated more than 14 million hectares of pine forests, crossed BC’s Rocky Mountain barrier into Alberta, and is now poised to threaten Canada’s vast boreal forest. Dr. Joerg Bohlmann (UBC) is…
“Little-known marine decomposers attract the attention of genome sequencers”
The Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI) announced today that they will sequence the genomes of four species of labyrinthulomycetes. These little-known marine species were selected for sequencing as the result of a proposal submitted to the competitive JGI Community Sequencing Program by a team of microbiologists led by Dr. Jackie Collier, assistant professor…
Stony Brook researcher’s project part of CSP 2010
Dr. Jackie Collier, assistant professor at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University will join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute in a project to sequence the genomes of four species of labyrinthulomycetes. In additon to understanding how these little critters break down often hard to decompose, the information…
Biofuel-Producing Bacteria, Insect Gut Microbes, ~ 70 other Projects Fill DOE Joint Genome Institute 2010 Pipeline
WALNUT CREEK, CA—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has selected 71 new genomic sequencing projects for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program (CSP)—a targeted sampling of the planet’s biodiversity—to be characterized for bioenergy, climate, and environmental applications. JGI’s Community Sequencing Program is the largest genomic sequencing effort in the world focused on…