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Though visible to the naked eye, microscopy reveals unexpected … 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into context, it would be like a human encountering another human … keeps its DNA more organized. “The big surprise of the project was to realize that these genome copies that are …
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Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. DAN: Hey there. This is Dan again, and … we need people from outside of the JGI to come to us with projects that will help us actually drive this strategic …
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… first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow Salix … (2017YFC0505203, 2016YFD0600101), and the National Key Project for Basic Research (2012CB114504). The work …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations … Hungate1000, a catalog of 410 rumen microbe genomes. The project relied upon resources from laboratories around the …
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Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer … In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's …
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A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes … in five years, have come out of the JGI-supported project. “The JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program has been …
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On July 30, UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted … to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was preceded by short final presentations attended … one JGI mentor. Together, they work through a specific project that aligns with each intern’s interests or …
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