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… (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase), the National Microbiome Data Collaborative … for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide … to leverage biological and biochemical functions to meet climate and energy goals, improve food security and …

… growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … cotton lineages have genomes approximately 2.3 billion bases or Gigabases (Gb) in size, and are hybrids comprised of cotton A …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … information has allowed the research team to associate climate adaptations with switchgrass biology, information … study. The use of switchgrass as a feedstock for biomass-based fuels was initially fostered by DOE’s Bioenergy …

… in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database. In their analysis, the team found that bacterial … diversity has no genomic representation in the public databases. In a similar analysis for Archaea , the team found …

The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and air-atmosphere with … insights about how microbes have adapted to thrive in polar ecosystems. The work by Cavicchioli’s team sheds light …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … know, [beep]ing the proverbial bed, right? Can we make that change and keep the ecosystem services intact that we need … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … while collecting the samples on canoes just how much change had occurred in this region since the images used to … their routes had been taken. Sifting through 16 Trillion Bases of DNA Taking into consideration some complicated …

… as user facility that aims to provide access to state-of-the-art DNA synthesis and assembly technologies to the … broader community.  We focus our efforts on integrating database mining and sequence design with scaling the production … of throughput. We also develop methods for efficient QA/QC based on next-generation sequencing technologies including …

… mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant … work is essential for improving crop resilience through climate change. Ti’Yanna Watson: The best part about interning here …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer … and support all kinds of plants and animals, but with climate change driving more extreme wildfires, more and more …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … vulgaris) is actually a vital source of protein in many food-insecure countries around the globe, as well as a cash … producers. The team sequenced and assembled a 473-million basepair genome of the common bean, identifying genes …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … JGI has also helped researchers understand a fungus that threatens these crops as they grow. Asian Soybean Rust is a … very difficult to sequence — roughly 1.25 billion Gb (gigabasepairs — most fungi are around 50 million Mb, or …