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Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was … as part of the Early Career Research Program (ECRP). His project, “Characterizing Virus-Driven Alterations of …

Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So they’ve looked into wasps that program oak trees to … In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's …

… has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the … and applications. This program has supported over 250 projects since it started. At the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni also … Editorial board member of Synthetic Biology (Oxford Journal) Review committee member of International Journal of …

… dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi … which could inform how scientists can more easily convert plants into carbon-neutral biofuels . What’s more, many … clearly have unexpected chemical potential. … This research project was supported by a grant from Santa Barbara Cottage …

Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo … viruses,” said Simon Roux , a JGI scientist and one of the project co-leads. “But same as DNA viruses, RNA viruses … 2019, recalled Uri Neri of Tel Aviv University, one of the project co-leads and first author of the study. Members of …

… students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was preceded by … one JGI mentor. Together, they work through a specific project that aligns with each intern’s interests or … in some cases daily, check-ins with their mentors to ensure projects progressed despite the challenges of remote work. …

Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the bioenergy and … of plant systems. We will describe how to apply for a project with the JGI Community Science Program and how you …

… a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, … interactions. This work,  recently published in  The ISME Journal , by contrast, relied on methods that eschew … Institute Rock Powered Life grant. RS is supported by NSF grants DEB-1441717, OCE-1335810, and OIA-1826734. …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … bean. That work was published online June 8, 2014 in the journal Nature Genetics . “Common beans are a major societal …