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…   The JGI is excited to announce the 18 scientists selected for our 2025 Community Science … dam removal to Antarctica’s photosynthetic mats — to reveal how these systems adapt and contribute to global … to address complex scientific questions.”  Of these 18 scientists, eight have never been involved in a JGI …

… previous NeLLi Symposia. In this 2025 Symposium, we will showcase the latest research on the evolution of cellular … symbioses. We aim to foster discussions centered on how to capture, define, quantify, and functionally … Immediately following the NeLLi Symposium, join us for a 1.5–day jamboree on November 6–7 focused on improving …

… Analysis of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient … is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets descend from two now-extinct … sequenced. Understanding the evolution of polyploidy, and how genomes respond to extra chromosome and gene copies, …

… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science Program … and bioproducts. Learn more about our proposals, including how to apply, here on our website. The approved proposals start October 1, 2022. See the full list of awardees below: …

… and the  DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)—have selected 11 proposals for support from 53 received through a joint … leads to photosynthetic defects, offering insights into how algal ponds can regulate photosynthesis under … McDermott and his colleagues are interested in determining how soil moisture influences the soil microbiome and …

… giant. The genomes of giant viruses are on the order of 100 times the size of what has typically been associated … and giant viruses offered the researchers insights into how they might interact with their hosts, and how those interactions may in turn impact the host …

… for  biofuels and other bioproducts. Finally, understanding how brown rust disease resistance works in sugarcane could … partly enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program; in 2018, a monoploid reference sequence of sugarcane … a full representation of the diversity present in R570 but shows the genomic effects of breeding practices that …

… down polysaccharides. But scientists have wondered exactly how the microbial community carries out its helpful … bacterial clades can metabolize hemicellulose and pectin. However, the two specialize to an extent.  Gilliamella  … of  Bifidobacterium strains in honey bees and bumblebees showed that strains in bumblebees more often lack the ability …

… we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … described the early efforts in his keynote talk at JGI’s 2011 Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting: “What we … Lab researchers working with the JGI successfully simulated how successive waves of microbial populations degraded the …

… a DOE Office of Science User Facility,  reported on just how morel fruiting is triggered when nutrients are acquired … from an external source.  The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic … the fruiting of soil saprotrophic mushrooms. To date, how the nutritional acquisition of the morel mycelium is …

… Synthesis Science Head] Yasuo [Yoshikuni] gave back in 2016.” Alper’s first approved JGI proposal came through the … development and its applications. “I moved to UC Davis in 2014,” recalled Philipp Zerbe of the University of California, … proposals by a consortium. The consortium looked at how different bioenergy relevant plants can produce …

… Gene Atlas in  Nucleic Acids Research . The project spans 15 years and involves more than 17 research groups. The team … experimentally derived biological roles to genes. Sarah:  How many plants did you all look at? Avinash: We started off … project. Sarah:  I assume you were not doing this alone. How many groups were you working with? Avinash: In the …