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Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The … am thrilled to see Dr. Woyke’s important work acknowledged by this most prestigious honor,” said Axel Visel , JGI …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a … to any type of lignin breakdown — and lignin breakdown by anaerobic fungi therefore thought to be impossible.  And …

Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements … dissertation in life sciences 2006 … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. … for the next generation. Understanding the mechanisms by which they reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For …

During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent … Line Between Plasmids and Phages … Polymorphisms Created by Transposable Elements … Evolution of the Mitochondria … Evaluation of Binning Tools for Microbial Eukaryotes in Metagenomes … Functional exploration of Phage Impact on …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … to help bolster the bioeconomy. Summary A team led by Michelle O’Malley, a chemical engineer at the University …

RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory protein. Researchers demonstrated the …

New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. Department of Energy … Distinguished Graduate Internship Program. Conceived by Wang and Visel, the program challenges UC Merced graduate …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … scientists to study microorganisms that can’t be cultured by analyzing and then extrapolating data obtained from … coherent pieces called contigs — into genes and even into genomes — from these environmental samples,” said Matthias …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate … scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … Institute is a DOE Bioenergy Research Center managed by Berkeley Lab. For more information, please visit  …

Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … particular interest to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). By better understanding how poplar responds to its intimate …