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… walls, while brown rot cannot break down the lignin but use cellulose. Finally, there are soil saprotrophs, which … genomes , the team conducted a large-scale comparison, charting several changes caused by the lifestyle change. For … in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner workings of plant-host and …

… down potential biomass sources in ways we are only just beginning to understand. A better understanding of rumen … from 14 organizations across nine countries. Learn more about the Hungate1000 work led by AgResearch collaborators … this study, researchers around the world are continuing to build on Hungate 1000 genomes and cultures to work toward a …

… have influenced their careers in science. Hear more about what they learned from working with their JGI mentors, … Foster Irina Birskis Barros and mentors Elle Barnes and Susannah Tringe Shari Larsen and mentor Robert M. Bowers … they’re doing their internship, it really made me think about should I, do I really wanna do a PhD in the future? …

… Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, Keedrian Olmstead was back on campus at the … challenges UC Merced graduate students with individual projects at the DOE JGI that provide hands-on experience in … of their internships, and are summarizing their data in a report. “QSB is grateful to the JGI-UC Merced Summer …

… the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our group also … microbiome activity levels.This functional assay lets us move beyond cataloging the genes of microorganisms and … The JGI provides users access to cutting-edge cell sorting, DNA …

… of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the … on his PhD program at UC Merced in 2013, this field was just beginning to develop and expand into the world of … and a final round of presentations.  “That really helped build my communication skills. Their questions were often …

… participants. Over the past two years, Myco-Ed has been used in 15 individual classrooms across the country, … DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, and the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase … research. The program follows a modularized scientific progress – Research Question and Hypothesis Development …

… genomics. The two-story mural at the Integrative Genomics Building was painted by Berkeley-based artist Nigel Sussman and dedicated at our 2022 Annual Meeting.  …

… As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. … Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report to predict where and how fast the 14° Celsius …

… now available to the global research community able to not just analyze but also create DNA sequences mimicking an array … sequences based on the principles it learns from the data about genetic structure — carrying with it the potential … many terabases of sequences from large metagenome projects — ultimately assembling over 220 Tb of sequences …

… in some cases daily, check-ins with their mentors to ensure projects progressed despite the challenges of remote work. In … The 2020 JGI-UC Merced interns and mentor/s: Brendan Blasius & Guohong “Albert” Wu Edgar Jimenez & Sharon Greenblum …

… UDE familiarized themselves with the research programs and user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Commenting on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration stating, “We … the Advanced Light Source, future collaborative research projects were also intensively discussed. The Berkeley …