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… (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the … seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time.  “To our knowledge, nobody has ever discovered a dispersal gene … group. It’s just a massive amount of sequencing.”  A Resource for Many Applications Kellogg noted that C4 crops have …

… and capabilities we offer JGI users to help advance their science. … a vision for future technical JGI directions for DOE User science. … of Regents Working Group on “NIH Comparative Genomics Resource” 2021-  Co-Chair, “Advances in Genome Biology & … Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2020- National Advisory Council, National …

… can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by … cultivar R570 has been generated and  reported in the journal  Nature . The work led by researchers at Australia’s … the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the Arizona Genomics Institute. The work was partly enabled by the JGI’s …

… on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the … be the first publicly available, river-focused microbial resource that provides information at multiple scales from …

… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is … joining the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni was co-founder and chief science officer at a clean technology startup, Bio … sugar polymers in macroalgae and developing the first microbial platform technologies unlocking the potential of …

… On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI Engagement: Accessing Functional Genomics Capabilities Webinar inviting researchers to submit white papers to the Community Science Program’s  Functional Genomics call for proposals .  … working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one … They play key roles in global carbon cycling, are sources of natural products, and have potential as biofuel … tools created by JGI researchers, including the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for …

… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly … characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they … enzyme activity assay. The work was  reported in  The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique …

… allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … who led the research team and is the head of the Viral Genomics group at the JGI, thinks that if you’re a virus or …

… they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and … cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial communities that contribute to carbon cycling, and … host cells. In the  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team led by Rick Cavicchioli at the University …