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… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science … Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, …

… efforts to expand the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass … techniques, the platform delivers rich metabolite profiles from diverse biological and environmental samples in support of user science.  Capabilities offered by the platform are a …

… survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … effectiveness has historically been limited due to the lack of robust tools available for carrying CRISPR into … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple sets of chromosomes (they are “polyploid”) and their complex … to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of modern, genomic breeding in these crops. For diploid …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … dioxide so they can grow, and then harvest for use as biofuels and other bioproducts. As any good cook knows, … This research was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) within the Department of Energy’s Office of …

… college student, I never really entertained the possibility of working at a national laboratory. However, through the …

… before. In 2006, the JGI produced 33 billion base pairs of sequence; by 2023, that number was almost 717 trillion. Last year, the JGI surpassed three Petabases of data sequenced — that’s three-quadrillion base pairs of DNA sequence! To meet this “ data tsunami ,” as Kathy …

… sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

… crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped … about that work from researchers Gary Stacey (University of Missouri), Peter van Esse (The Sainsbury Laboratory) and …

… specifically to turn their biomass into sustainable biofuel and bioproducts. John Mullet, a biologist at Texas A&M …

… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new … striving for sustainability in lab spaces as well as offices. These efforts dovetail into sustainability … looking at the overall greenhouse gas impacts from all of our operations,” said Brie Fulton, program manager for  …