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… Sorghum genome serves as a reference for the highly complex … sequence. For the highly polyploid sugarcane, an international team of researchers has successfully assembled a … in sorghum. Based in part on these positive results, in 2017, JGI approved a CSP proposal from the international team …
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… Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free … Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … first time CRISPR-Cas9 had been used to modify a cell’s genome in order to create lysates with altered metabolic …
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… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by …
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… 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable … switchgrass is among the JGI Flagship Plants . Since 2007, the JGI has been working on identifying switchgrass genes … crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two varieties of a close relative and model …
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… decades of technological development, dozens of reference genomes and thousands of resequenced sorghum varieties, a … for breeders and researchers to harness the traits that let this biomass powerhouse thrive. Within its genome, Sorghum bicolor holds keys to drought and flood …
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… In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome Institute with Dan Rokhsar, who also holds a joint … known as polyploidy. The multiple copies arise from past genome duplication, which occurs in two basic ways. In …
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… Jan. 7: New Capabilities to Study Secondary Metabolism Although … intensive. This is often due to, for example, tight regulation of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) in native hosts, … a given BGC in various hosts, availability of sequenced genomes, and computing resources needed to predict BGCs from …
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… Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant … from half of the United States. As reported January 27, 2021 in Nature , the team led by researchers at the … and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …
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… Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay Paropkari, … JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further … Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and …
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… JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences … four letters represents an organism’s genetic code, or genome, which underlies physical features and functions. … the structures and functions of the genes encoded in the genome sequence is part of the integrative science mission …
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