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Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have … many different products out, instead of the more typical, one enzyme, one product. At each step, the zealexin pathway …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference … plants are diploids with two copies of each chromosome, one inherited from each parent. Some plants, known as …

… a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of his research was conducted at the JGI through the DOE … the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national laboratories or national user …

Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have … role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break …

… more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh ,  Metagenome Program lead, shone a spotlight on  ammonia oxidizing archaea and what we’re …

… their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has … My favorite thing is the mentorship provided by JGI. Everyone at JGI is so nice and helpful.”     Mo Kaze, UC Merced …

… viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … , head of the JGI’s  Microbiome Data Science , leads one project with JGI colleagues Antonio Camargo and Simon …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … his high school juniors a research project experience and one of his email inquiries, sent through JGI’s  Integrated … scientific journal. It was gratifying to see the empowerment displayed across each of their faces.” …

… function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species decompose debris, mobilize nutrients from that …

… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that there is a striking division … near the roots. But the deeper down and away from the roots one goes, the more bacteria show up. The data underscore …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both …   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days … to deal with hot and dry conditions could help us to one day develop plants that are more drought-tolerant. These …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … (affectionately known as “Chlamy” to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and … JGI shows that those sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific …