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… bioeconomy, including, potentially, methane as an energy source.  Until recently, our understanding of these … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … Microbes with Metagenomics  By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its …

RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on … genes associated with a given transcription factor is resource-intensive and unscalable. To test the efficacy of …

… 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 … B.K., and I.V.G. were supported in part by the Bioenergy Technology Office within the U.S. Department of Energy’s …

A Vision for Integrative and  Collaborative Genome Science” – through early introduction to the resources and disciplines advanced by the JGI, we seek to inspire more students to enter the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. …

Michael Brandt (Operations Deputy), Horst Simon (Science Deputy), Jeff Blair (Chief Laboratory Counsel) and … in his event remarks. “I feel that is something crucial to our success, and Ray has been that. That person needs … to the ever-shifting landscape of funding Federal for programs, noted that “Ray is someone who just will get it …

Yaqi You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for … The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and share our tools with … for this ongoing call; the next deadline for proposal submission is Sept. 9, 2025, for inclusion in the November …

… lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in … dominates these polar environments greatly contributes to our larger understanding of carbon and other nutrient cycles … producers fueling our planet’s biogeochemical cycles. Water samples from Ace Lake were collected over a 10-year period …

… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … to novel traits. M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets …

… about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the … many species able to occupy the regions where eelgrass flourishes. The plant can thrive in both frigid and tropical … Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, provided sequence resources — including the eelgrass genome assembly that enabled …