Search

… insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused … In addition, this work reflects a collaboration between two programs within different Divisions of the Office of …

… with the UC Merced students is a fantastic component of our work,” said Nigel Mouncey, JGI Director. “This year is …

… hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. The Science Researchers have developed a genomic model to study … The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports research programs for developing methods for converting plant biomass … of nearly a decade of work to develop genomic resources for drought tolerance in perennial grasses. The team …

… Pictured is a timelapse of the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint … Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC), and Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area are also co-located in the IGB. Vision The … the world’s evolving energy and environmental challenges.   Mission  The mission of the JGI is to provide the global …

… Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, … analysis of diverse eukaryotic genomes, from protists to plants. In 2009, he launched the JGI Fungal Genomics program which resulted in over 2500 fungal genomes …

… What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing … But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … to novel traits. M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets …

… the cotton fields look like popcorn is literally growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green … underscores its value and importance in the fabric of our lives. In the United States, cotton production centers … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected hurdle: ginormous sex …

… Dr. Vogel joined JGI in 2014 to establish a plant functional genomics program. Prior to this, he served … driving force behind the development of numerous genomic resources that fostered the widespread adoption of Brachypodium … his postdoctoral studies at the Carnegie Institution for Science where he studied the molecular basis of a plant …