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… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … things. It turns out secondary metabolism is very, very ancient and has been shared for a long time by many, many bacteria – and fungi and plants. And so that’s the power and the promise of, I guess, …

The JGI’s Metabolomics Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with genomic data to enhance our understanding of genome science, organisms, and ecosystems at the … of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and plant responses to environmental changes. With advanced mass …

Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … cell walls and break down plant sugars. The results also revealed that the most beneficial fungi in root mycobiomes …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … evolutionary history. Retaining ancestral features of both plant and animal cells, it shares nearly 7,000 genes with … It’s also a model for studying lipid production in other algae that may be more viable for sustainable biofuel …

… a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers … on a single molecule of mRNA – in two species of green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Chromochloris … . “I was scrutinizing the genes of one of our species of algae and kept seeing what looked like mistakes by the gene …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a … and you can do fermentation, which we know how to do since ancient times! We know how to ferment beers or wines or rice … product chemistry? BEN:  Yeah. So, I was trained as a plant natural product chemist. When I first started in …

All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to … technology (IT) activities and strategic plan. … The Plant Program Advisory Committee is chartered to offer …

… on genomic science projects that address sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, leveraging systems-based approaches to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, global carbon …

Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common … by the JGI in 2009 and it is considered to be a Flagship Plant. By uncovering and characterizing the mechanisms …