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… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Holly Bik of the University of Georgia, Greg Bonito of Michigan State University, Jonathan Eisen of the University of California, …

…   The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise … a powerful platform for producing specialty oils, chemical feedstocks and industrial precursors — as well as to better … oil production. The organism uses specific chemical tags on DNA  to control which genes are active. Researchers …

… Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … O’Malley, a chemical and biological engineer at the University of California Santa Barbara. So plants don’t … genomics and transcriptomics to discover another advantage these fungi wield: the capacity to form enzyme …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … cell’s membrane. Two decades ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a … sampled all at once from the same environment, called metagenomes. Why? Simon Roux, who led the research team and is …

… his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in Molecular Biology, … et al. "Shoring up the base: the development and regulation of cortical sclerenchyma in grass nodal roots." Plant …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … scientists usually employ two different methods; shotgun metagenomic sequencing and single-cell sequencing. For years, … in microbiome studies, these scientists (now at Stanford University) collaborated with the JGI. Working together, …

… at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He contributed to the … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Sciences and Engineering Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and … nutrients in these systems.” -Mike Wilkins, Colorado State University GI users and microbiome researchers Mike Wilkins … and his graduate student Kaela Amundson at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial …

… Department at the Joint Genome Institute. His team of engineers and scientists builds and operates the data and … system. He previously led the NGS Software team and metagenomic data platform at Zymergen, a synthetic biology … PhD in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics from Yale University. …

… David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, …

… directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and analysis of three human chromosomes. After successful completion of … Officer (2013-2016). Dr. Rokhsar joined the faculty of University of California, Berkeley in 1989, as a member of … is targeted towards the development of improved biofuel feedstocks and understanding and ultimately assisting the …