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… to terrestrial life paves the way for innovations in sustainable agriculture and clean energy. These evolutionary … in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land for biomass production — that can be … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, …

… scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules into a plant’s root cells, and both organisms … a technique called spatial transcriptomics, to generate maps of gene expression. This spatial transcriptomics … circular capture areas roughly 55-microns in diameter — about the width of a human hair. At such resolution, this …

… the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data … (JGI) and Matt Escobar (California State San Marcos) about how the Adopt-A-Genome project got started. Plus, Kalyani Maitra (California State Fresno) and two …

The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value … provided the Erb lab with enzymes that led to a previously reported synthetic CO2-fixation pathway called the “CETCH …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary . Over the next few …

Biology Pathway Engineering group. His research focus includes engineering of non-model yeasts for production … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and … from hidden corners. Nature Review Microbiology , 2022 DeMirci et al. Intersubunit Coupling Enables Fast …

… from grasses into other crops.  One grass they studied just happened to be the same species that covered World Cup pitches in 2022.                     …

The JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) recently welcomed three new … of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full … Greenham stepped down at the end of her term. In late 2023, the JGI launched a solicitation for nominations for …

… wide — from implementing new data visualization tools, to using natural language processing techniques to categorize genetic information. Learn more about their work here in a series of videos produced by JGI … Click the image to watch the video … Intern: Brendan Blasius (undergraduate) Mentor: Guohong "Albert" Wu Click the …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … sorghum’s survival secrets could change not only how we use and grow sorghum, but other important crops as well. In … of sorghum projects at the JGI: 2009: JGI and collaborators use whole-genome shotgun sequencing to analyze the …

December 7   9:15am PT (online) Town Hall on the role of user facilities in accelerating research and tips for … proposals: Collaborate With a U.S. DOE User Facility: Learn About Available Expertise and Resources, Open-Call … Colorado State University: “Putting microorganisms on the map: continental-scale context for thousands of newly …