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… can serve no more than two consecutive terms. In late 2021, the JGI launched a solicitation for nominations for three … stages. The election period concluded on December 23, 2021. …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and … report the identification of active Cas enzymes – dubbed Cas14 – that target ssDNA. In contrast, the seminal Cas9 … while Burstein is now at Tel Aviv University. The Cas14 proteins are ~400–700 amino acids (aa) in size, half that …

… make it a viable candidate bioenergy feedstock crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two … switchgrass gardens to track crop productivity across 1,100 miles and eight states. In 2021, using switchgrass …

… and efficiently harvest the energy they store.      Since 2012, O’Malley has worked with the JGI to understand the … kinds of supplies in the quest to break down plants.  In 2016, her team leveraged transcriptomics and other assays to … that work like assembly lines for efficiency.  In 2021, her team saw that four strains of anaerobic fungi also, …

… an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There are over 10,400 species of ferns alive today. Boasting adaptations in … Lab) took on the Open Green Genome Initiative in 2018 as part of its Community Science Program. The OGG has set … of Energy operated under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.This work was supported by US National Science …

… to boost understanding of environmental viruses. In 2016, Nikos Kyrpides at the JGI led a team that combed datasets from around the world, finding over 125,000 partial and complete viral genomes. That study … multiplied the number of known viral genes by a factor of 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its existing Integrated …

… the microbiology of watershed systems, they utilized over 160 river water samples collected through WHONDRS, a … Northwest National Laboratory. The JGI sequenced over 1,000 metagenomes and established standardized sequencing … Environmental Research (BER) grants DE-SC0023084, DE-SC0021350, and DE-AC02-05CH11231. Partial support by US National …

… the JGI’s  IMG Virus Resource (IMG/VR) , now with more than 15 million viral genomes. It was also key to developing the … of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) (https://ror.org/05v3mvq14), are DOE Office of Science User Facilities operated …

… on dead wood decomposition. She’s also participated in the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project and has an interest in … user program participation from researchers at non-R1 institutions, now defined as those that don’t spend …

… keep processes running smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper … Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on September 1, 2021. Register here to hear him and others.   Byline: Massie S. …