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A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, … in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and its close … feedstocks of interest to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). (Poplar is a Flagship Plant.) To engineer them, …

The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and … JGI (isolates here , here and here ), and the data has been used to better understand arsenic mobility and to better …

The United States  is the world’s leading soybean producer , and soybeans are used to produce biodiesel. The fungus  Phakopsora pachyrhizi … reduce crop yields by as much as 90 percent. As part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s  2016 Community Science Program …

California honing their scientific skills and collaborating with their mentors and fellow interns. Inspired by the … success of the UC Merced internship program, they left the JGI more confident and ready to tackle real-world scientific … allowed them to:  Learn new skills. Experience industry-level work and coding. Receive mentorship, network and …

The User Support Analysis group provides computational analysis for new technology development and JGI user science projects. We perform analysis for diverse …

Dr. Udwary serves as a computational biologist for JGI’s Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation … "Natural Prodcast" podcast, a "fireside chat"-style podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of …

Institute in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds joint appointments as Fungal and Algal … Algal Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation … The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … Science Program (CSP) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with … scant, Ace Lake’s bacteria instead go through a boom and bust cycle aligned with light availability. A long-running … long ago, this shift to archaea being the main producer doesn’t occur here. Understanding this fundamental …

The DNA Synthesis Science User Advisory Committee is chartered by the Program Head and … guidance, and counsel on the effective management and strategic objectives of the programs. The Committee serves as … and scientific relevance and quality. The Committee does not perform management functions nor do they direct the …

Internship Program was brimming with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science … going forward. Watch this short video (below) to hear more about the summer from their own perspectives. The interns … JGI mentors are listed below, along with their project focus areas: Undergraduate Interns Andrew Lin and mentor Vy …

The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a … this means using proteins on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the microbial cell’s … a team led by scientists at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science …