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… episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC … Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other organisms – …

… potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. … to its genes. The undertaking took shovels, trucks — and more than a decade.  …

… comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world … what biochemical processes? Now, an international team of researchers has identified the major metabolic roles of … including collecting and analyzing the honey bee gut metagenome, which was done with the help of the US Department of …

Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a network of field research sites designed to collect long-term open access … and guidelines. … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… strain engineering, and biosystems design for DOE-mission-relevant discovery and applications. This program has … the Synthetic Biology Pathway Engineering group. His research focus includes engineering of non-model yeasts for … production of biofuels and renewable chemicals, developing genome engineering tools for non-model organisms, modulating …

… between JGI and the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley lab. … user capability between the JGI and Molecular Foundry for genome-encoded biomaterial discovery, design, and …

… to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies. While CRISPR … Repeats) is the leading tool for accurately editing genomes, its effectiveness has historically been limited due …

JGI’s 25th anniversary . Over the next few months, we’ll be revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that … a number of universities and organizations. From field research and wet lab experiments, to computational modeling …

The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, …

… have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. Zealexins are produced in every … entailing the function of more than a dozen enzymes. But researchers have now revealed that just a handful of enzymes … synthesized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a … See you next time. … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… video, UC Merced undergraduate and graduate students share how their summer internship experiences have influenced their careers in science. Hear more about what they learned from … and mentor Atif Shahab Edward Lu and mentor Miguel Romero Sean Saki and mentors  Zhong Wang and Bryce Foster …