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… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of … technologies unlocking the potential of macroalgae as an environmentally sustainable and cost-effective biomass for … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after … closely with staff to understand the data-intensive nature of JGI workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s …

… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” … (green). (From Haridas S et al.  Studies in Mycology , 2020.) Using whole genome data from newly sequenced genomes, … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  …

… survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … in overcoming this obstacle when it hit the scene in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to … JGI team sequenced and annotated a host genome (Rm ATCC 52813) as part of the 1000 Fungal Genomes project. As …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … and archaeal cells — and detected the virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then allowed the team to ask, for the 34 …

… The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … communities, with results published in the  November 2022 issue of Microbiome . High-throughput stable isotope probing (SIP) … National Laboratory was conducted under the auspices of the U.S. DOE under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344. The work …

… to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify variations of essential genes in metabolic networks that were missed … This work was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Award No. …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies … continents, including Antarctica where it is a major part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV …

… A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The … and female sexes. For the first time, the sex chromosomes of shrub willow have been sequenced with sufficient … This work was supported by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Program (DEB-1542509 to S.D., DEB-1542486 to …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … feedstocks, algae are tiny but mighty. An analysis in the 2017 Bioeconomy Report estimated that the United States has … This research was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) within the Department of Energy’s Office of …