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… Cal Teach offers a minor in Science and Math Education, as well as a unique opportunity to complete a California K-12 … undergraduate degree. Our interns say their experiences allowed them to:  Learn new skills. Experience industry-level …

… this fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. Ti’Yanna Watson: My mentor is … and rice called Brachypodium distachyon. LaMonika Dent : We have been working on creating transgenic plants with … hope to gain laboratory experience working with tools as well as laboratory machines in hopes of transferring these …

… kind ever assembled. The team identified 15 core genes shared across all fungi, and found that some of these genes … data  are publicly available through MycoCosm , the JGI’s web portal for fungal genome data.   The Impact This dataset … — the work lowers technical barriers for researchers who previously lacked access to high-quality mitochondrial …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic … But for them to be able to pull that water through the whole plant system, they need to open these pores in their …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to … But some hungry insects can digest plastic. So researchers are taking a look at how these critters process plastic, to …

… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that … IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial … genomes containing all four core genes. These virophages were found in diverse habitats including the air, plant …

… highly complex sugarcane genome . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each … sugar, which is of interest to bioenergy researchers who want to develop sustainable alternative fuels. While … and knowing that there was a high level of colinearity between the two crops, which meant most genes in sorghum …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that … work also paved the way for a longstanding collaboration between researchers at the JGI and the French National … for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE). Today, there are nearly 200 mycorrhizal fungal genomes publicly available …