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… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to …

Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, has discovered that the candidate … evolutionary consequences. A previous study conducted by our research team surveying the genomic and phenotypic …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and … superphylum of extremophilic archaea first outlined by JGI scientists and their collaborators in 2013. While most DPANN … host dependency of Antarctic Nanohaloarchaeota   … From our partners …

… 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 … of a microbial community out in its natural environment, scientists have shown at least two microorganisms from …

… expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of … can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness it, scientists long held that these fungi don’t have the energy …

Dr. Rokhsar joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards … over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s Computational Genomics group, and is past lead of the …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from …

The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  … analysis capability available through the  Community Science Program (CSP) . This includes mass … anywhere around the world can apply to access the JGI’s resources. Q:  Where can I get information for funding by JGI? …