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Gene expression in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a … in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a …

… final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, … project. But every part of this project depends on lakewater samples — so this episode is a look at how researchers get these specialized snapshots of a …

Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea … at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking …

The JGI’s Community Science Program gives researchers access to all kinds of sequencing, ‘omics and bioinformatics capabilities — and it’s open to scientists at any … later on in the spring. In this episode, hear proposal tips from Tanja Woyke, who runs user programs at the JGI, and …

Dr. Louie joined the JGI in 2014 to develop the metabolomics program, and in 2019 became Platform Lead where she manages metabolomics production for … techniques, the platform delivers rich metabolite profiles from diverse biological and environmental samples in support …

Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the atmosphere. This episode, researchers take a look at what …

… our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water and less fertilizer. Grasses do better in … Torrres have looked into traits that could transfer from grasses into other crops.  One grass they studied just …

Three stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient … Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon sequestration with insights from Adam Healey and Xiao Ma. And Karen Serrano and Benjamin …

… 3, 2021, the JGI and the Workforce Development & Education department of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) hosted a pitch event promoting … faculty members may invite up to two student participants from the faculty member’s home academic institution, one of …

April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science … (Try it yourself  here .) She translated her abstract from a 2019 conference. Both versions appear side-by-side …

From left to right: [above] Olivia Ahern, Adriana Corales, Hugh Cross, Megan DeMarche, Joanne Emerson, Matthew Hudson, Megan Keller and Julia Kelliher; [below] … JGI’s User Programs. “These PIs have proposed research that addresses various important scientific questions relevant …

Dr. Udwary serves as a computational biologist for JGI’s Secondary Metabolites group. His … research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation of biosynthetic gene clusters in …