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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … health. Three DOE national labs had people and resources focused on three human chromosomes: Lawrence Berkeley National … researchers were studying Chromosome 5, which contains about 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … mining, empowering research collaborators to take on ambitious synthetic biology experiments. A recent special issue of … of specialized metabolism in bioenergy crops: current progress and challenges , details how an interdisciplinary …

As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. … Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report to predict where and how fast the 14° Celsius …

The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) call represents a unique opportunity for researchers to … Pennacchio, Project Management Office. For questions about the appropriateness of projects or experimental …

Nikos Kyrpides Dan Rokhsar Simon Roux Jeremy Schmutz Susannah Tringe Tanja Woyke Below are a few projects each of these researchers were involved in, reported on over the last year: Jeremy Schmutz was part of a … (Watch SCGSR fellows Nick Reichart and Ian Rambo talk about their experiences at the JGI.) Igor Grigoriev hosted …

… of the five major lineages of cotton;  G. tomentosum ,  G. mustelinum , and  G. darwinii are the others. All of these … another study co-author at Texas A&M University. “This report establishes new opportunities in multiple basic and … is one such example.” Jones noted that he talks to growers about Cotton Inc.’s long-term investment in crop research. …

… proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, who heads JGI’s User Programs. “These PIs have proposed research that addresses various important scientific questions relevant to the DOE’s … nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You can learn more about this call, as well as smaller-scale calls including …

… are crucial for advancing the bioeconomy, environmental sustainability, and improving bioenergy crops. … The Metabolomics Program is focused on understanding the critical roles of metabolites in … as they relate to DOE missions in the bioeconomy, sustainability, and environmental research. This program …

… functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into …

Tapping into these functions allows researchers to use them for engineering applications in support of … capture, enhancing atmospheric carbon sequestration into sustainable biomaterials, and developing high-throughput …

Understanding (MoU) signed between UDE and Berkeley Lab in 2022, the delegation from UDE familiarized themselves with the research programs and user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Commenting on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration stating, “We …

… the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass spectrometry-based techniques, the … root-associated microbiome in maize (Zea mays). Scientific Reports. 2021. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79320-z 3. Louie KB, …