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… (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase), the National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC), and Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area are also co-located in the IGB. Vision The vision of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years … and multicellularity enabled plants to develop complex structures and adapt to changing environments — ultimately … Council for funding under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. …

The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions are available) spotlighted the metabolomic analysis … are strongly sorbed to the clays. Sandy soils are much more likely to work well for metabolomics.  Q:  What …

In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model … As the planet has changed, so have plants. Curious about their ability to adapt to changing environments, scientists … to their environments, two gene families—peroxidases and nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeats (NLRs) —stood out for …

Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. … and how the mutualistic associations allow host plants, such as candidate  bioenergy feedstock crops, to acquire … Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement …

… joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address … at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in 1998 from … Technology- Agriculture” 2021-  Weill Neurohub Investigator 2020   Elected Fellow of the American Association for the …

… “NeLLi 2023 Symposium” delving into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis. Further, … Hatzenpichler, Montana State University Maggie Sogin, UC Merced   …

… work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the sugarcane cultivar R570 … The Impact In providing a reference sugarcane  genome , the JGI provides foundational genetic information that crop …

Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest … around the world whose livelihoods depend on cotton production, and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 … at a genetic level, including why having multiple copies of their genomes (polyploidy) is so important to crops. …

After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during her Ph.D. in Microbiology … Associate Professor at the University of California, Merced's School of Natural Sciences since 2015. Prospective …