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… fungal infections. That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s … Theobroma cacao  – the tree that produces cacao beans – was released by a Mars, Inc.-led consortium through the Cacao … by the plant team at the  HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology . An updated reference genome for  T. cacao …

… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … group. She has also served as the Functional Genomics Department Head for the Environmental Genomics and Systems … AAM Fellows in this cohort. Go here for the full AAM news release. Woyke is also one of the organizers for the …

… in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … 17, 2025 in Science Advances , researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE … the data are publicly available in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) GenBank collection and on …

… . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many … using a targeted approach that focused on the gene rich part of the genome by harnessing information from a … more realistic polyploid sugarcane genome now underway as part of the JGI Community Science Program (CSP), a critical …

… in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.” … in, reported on over the last year: Jeremy Schmutz was part of a long-term multi-institutional research team that … explore viral genetic diversity toward innovative biotechnological and industrial applications. Videos from …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … combed datasets from around the world, finding over 125,000 partial and complete viral genomes. That study multiplied … Since then, IMG/VR has grown exponentially. The latest release, IMG/VR v4 features over 15 million viral genomes, …

… A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by the JGI … do DNA design and synthesis work. This is where the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE … at Northwestern University, and researchers at the biotech company LanzaTech to develop a “cell-free” gene …

… for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide … ” — as articulated in our new Strategic Plan , which was released in April 2024 — through serving an increased number … A record number of primary users — 2,475 — had active proposals with us, …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … that’s a good niche market for soybean.”  Upon its initial release in 2009, the soybean genome sequence immediately … … We’re a long way there; we are developing traits with key partners, both Corteva and Bayer, and that’s going really …

… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE … internship program. In just two months, the students participated in networking workshops, data carpentry …