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More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 … tap into the diverse talent that UC Merced has is tremendous for us, and we are very grateful for this opportunity.” … to seeing this internship program continue and I’m excited about what it will bring to the future of JGI, UC Merced and …

… between DOE JGI and UC Merced to promote diversity and inclusion in science and research, two undergraduate students … technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. At the 2016 CAMP Statewide Undergraduate Research Symposium , held … at UC Merced. Cristhian and Bryan both spoke briefly about their internship experiences at the DOE JGI – revisit …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm … big the room is.  A new study  published online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional … genes from isolates, there isn’t much scientists can tell about its function or its origin. As a result, these genes …

The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins … the discovery of more than 30,000 DGRs in this analysis, a 20-fold increase over what was previously known, throws open …

… the Biosciences Area representatives to Berkeley Lab’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accountability (IDEA) Chairs Council.   … 2020-2021, UC Women’s Initiative (North Cohort) UC Managing … Member, Capitol Science Communicators … Education … About the JGI Manager of Communications & Outreach … Awards …

David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

… 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 … Nature Ecol Evol . 6(7):965-978. Grigoriev et al (2021) PhycoCosm, a comparative algal genomics resource.  …

In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which … and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …

… years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community driven science for … Plant Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and … kingdom. Nucleic Acids Res . 51, 1–24.Lovell, JT et al. 2021. Genomic mechanisms of climate adaptation in polyploid …

Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect … a cysteine protease involved in capsid maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department … virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, including over 28,000 …

… were developed specifically to turn their biomass into sustainable biofuel and bioproducts. John Mullet, a biologist at Texas A&M University, tells us how sorghum’s historical — and literal — roots could play …

Laboratory, believes they can. And, what’s more, that using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …