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… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley … on various CSP and FICUS collaborative science proposals. One of his interests as a UEC member is increasing user …

… research into microbial communities — from freshwater estuaries reshaped by dam removal to Antarctica’s … degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s … The other seven researchers are returning, including one previous New Investigator awardee.  The CSP Annual call …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few … many different products out, instead of the more typical, one enzyme, one product. At each step, the zealexin pathway …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of … the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national laboratories or national user …

Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to …

… and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — and there’s … more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh ,  Metagenome Program lead, shone a spotlight on  ammonia oxidizing archaea and what we’re …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … his high school juniors a research project experience and one of his email inquiries, sent through JGI’s  Integrated … scientific journal. It was gratifying to see the empowerment displayed across each of their faces.” …

… down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … near the roots. But the deeper down and away from the roots one goes, the more bacteria show up. The data underscore …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … (affectionately known as “Chlamy” to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and … JGI shows that those sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable … Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair, noted that one of the biggest questions was the mystery of the missing …

Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant … crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … aren’t interested in waiting decades to develop new crops. One example is an ongoing collaborative effort to improve …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing …