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… back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop engineering untouched. Research recently published … Korea as well as a faculty affiliate in the Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division of Lawrence Berkeley …

… is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon … Reports. Print copies will be available the annual JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting in San Francisco …

… Pictured is a timelapse of the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint …

… (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices … JGI at any time in the past two fiscal years is eligible for election to the UEC. Members serve three-year terms and … who represent the scientific areas of plant genomics, DNA synthesis and metabolomics, respectively. To …

… and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wilbanks of the University of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users … has served on review panels for the JGI’s Functional Genomics CSP and the JGI-EMSL FICUS programs and brings expertise in metagenomics and novel applications for long-read DNA …

… challenges. Sorghum stands out as a candidate feedstock for biofuels thanks to its drought and flood hardiness. Even … feature in common with certain other cereal crops: It performs C4 photosynthesis, which is the fastest way for plants to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars …

… be a specific host the virus has adapted to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these … as terrestrial soil, having additional isolates and metagenomic datasets will strengthen future virus-host …

… of the Microbiome Data Prize by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Roux leads the Viral Genomics group within the JGI Metagenome Program, and … Roux is also one of the lead organizers of the Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) Symposium , which will take …

… living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are … and chemically-rich ecosystems. This means they hold clues for understanding how life thrives in extreme environments. … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, contributed metagenomic sequencing to the study as well as  genome analysis, …

… -- copy to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems … water and carbon dioxide so they can grow, and then harvest for use as biofuels and other bioproducts. As any good cook knows, recipes can be refined for best results, often by starting with identifying the …

… of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist Gilbert at the University of … review procedures and the organization of the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Meeting. Any investigator who has been …

… of members. Each of the researchers had particular reasons for wanting to serve on the UEC. Hatzenpichler, who studies … systems, noted that she would like to help advance JGI efforts aimed at “understanding complex communities and … review procedures and the organization of the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Meeting. Any investigator who has been …