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… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable agriculture and was written by JGI computational … the  Nature   Reviews column all started with an email in 2018.  Tanja Woyke , who leads the  Microbial Program at the …

… boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding how sphagnum, a primary … their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just under 400 mosses that can carry up to 25 times … on a smaller scale. Depending on the species, some sphagnum may prefer the dryer, more elevated soil of the hummocks or …

… crops more efficiently in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients … 90 species. “One unique thing about this work was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, … enzymes across 90 species. They queried the genomes of 15 species from each of six kingdoms: eubacteria, archaea, …

… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in … particularly actinomycetes. His research activity is focused on developing and implementing new technologies and … Mouncey NJ. Comparative and pangenomic analysis of the genus Streptomyces. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 7;12(1):18909. Otani H, …

… in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important role in the cycling of … the questions they’re looking at: the role viral infection may play in other natural ecosystems. The video complements … National Laboratory. Letters of Intent are due March 16, 2022 to freely access resources at multiple DOE user …

… an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There are over 10,400 species of ferns alive today. Boasting adaptations in … well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s distant cousin. Ceratopteris richardii, or C-fern, specifically has … undeniable power of plants, and the lessons they can teach us, are why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

… Merced students have contributed to the research of numerous JGI scientists. Interns say their experiences allowed them to:  Learn new skills. Experience industry-level work and coding. Receive mentorship, network and …

… instruction and paid internships sponsored by various biotech and healthcare industry partners. Our interns say their experiences allowed them to:  Learn new skills. Experience industry-level work and coding. Receive mentorship, network and …

… has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most … throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature Plants , was able to assess absolute … the southern California and Mexican coastlines. Roughly 100,000 years later, that Japanese eelgrass crossed the …

… The Impact Traditional methods for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those using oxygen) to remove lignin and transform the remaining … perhaps the accepted narrative wasn’t quite accurate, and maybe anaerobic fungi living in soils or the guts of … grants W911NF-09–D-0001 and W911NF-19-2-0026 (MAO), US Army Research Office contract W911NF-19-1-0010 (MAO), …

… of the JGI’s Genomic Technologies department is   ensuring users have access to cutting-edge capabilities to help … DNA Sequencing , Biodesign and Metabolomics .  Many users rely on a multifaceted combination of genomic, … new methodologies to enhance the integration of various data types.  …