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… we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science …

Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So they’ve looked … galls.  In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the …

JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab … , two of the JGI’s sequencing platforms were turned back on. A third sequencing platform was scheduled to resume … efforts!” cheered JGI’s Operations Deputy Ray Turner. How extensive? Consider that the process of moving 250 …

Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million … relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene …

Proposals aim to sequence and annotate genomes from Antarctica to Africa to global oceans. … in learning more about the fungal endophytes of soybean and how they deter two significant pathogens, the soybean cyst … writing the New Investigator proposal, and receiving feedback from reviewers, was invaluable in preparing the …

… and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number … large and giant. In a recent study  published in the journal  Nature , a team led by researchers at the U.S. … and giant viruses offered the researchers insights into how they might interact with their hosts, and how those …

… review. “So webinars like this didn’t really fully exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard about the … proposals by a consortium. The consortium looked at how different bioenergy relevant plants can produce …

… underscores its value and importance in the fabric of our lives. In the United States, cotton production centers around two varieties: 95 … cotton genome ( G. raimondii ) several years ago. Studying the cotton genomes provides breeders with insights …

Biology Who’s Invited? All Berkeley Lab Employees and Affiliates. When: August 29th, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm 3:00 pm – 4:15 … Q&A followed by: 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Hosted Hoppy Hour @ Calicraft Brewing, Walnut Creek Where:  Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek Featuring a casual, candid, C-level panel discussion with …