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A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a … is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI … for investigating plant-microbe interactions. A final recent advance in CRAGE is the addition of CRISPR …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by … degrade the plant biomass. In order to learn more about these regulatory networks in the model fungus  N. … and Development Program of Berkeley Lab, among other organizations. … We acknowledge the use of deletion strains …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, through its  …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project involving soil sampling in the … the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the experience below. In the summer of 2018, Jonathan …

… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … assesses what fraction of the microbial diversity we know about, and proposes a path forward to curate and cultivate …

Merced graduate student summer research experience at the JGI, the Genomics Internship Program soon expanded to … Merced students have contributed to the research of numerous JGI scientists. Interns say their experiences allowed them to:  Learn new skills. Experience industry-level work and coding. Receive mentorship, network and …

Kaushal Sharma, one of five Antioch High School rising juniors … the Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD) administered by the DOE JGI. T.B.K Reddy, Kaushal‘s mentor, described his student’s … tasks we assigned.”       Click here to watch a video about the Biotech Partner summer interns at the JGI. What …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … systems, expanding the technologies available for other JGI users outside the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  …

As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. …

… carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP), researchers are … resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel … decomposed matter, and researchers estimate that they hold about 25 percent of the world’s soil carbon. In high …

… carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree … The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … give researchers a way to access much more information about fungi in these environments. “Now with these new tools …

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