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…   The JGI is excited to announce the 18 scientists selected for our 2025 Community Science Program … 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 … Rock Canyon National Conservation Area This is an all-day (8:00am-3:00pm) field trip on Saturday, November 8 that …

… 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, …

… and bioproducts. Learn more about our proposals, including how to apply, here on our website. The approved proposals …

… 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 …

… 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 … heads JGI’s  Microbial Program . The team mined more than 8,500 publicly available metagenome datasets generated from …

… most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … for  biofuels and other bioproducts. Finally, understanding how brown rust disease resistance works in sugarcane could … 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 … 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 … fruiting bodies of morel in walk-in growth chambers in 1980s. Unfortunately, he died suddenly, and his patent has … the fruiting of soil saprotrophic mushrooms. To date, how the nutritional acquisition of the morel mycelium is …

… On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI Engagement: … Functional Genomics call for proposals .  On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI Engagement: … proposals by a consortium. The consortium looked at how different bioenergy relevant plants can produce …

… experimentally derived biological roles to genes. Sarah:  How many plants did you all look at? Avinash: We started off … include six more species, so in total, we are looking at 18 different species, which included over 2000 RNA Seq … project. Sarah:  I assume you were not doing this alone. How many groups were you working with? Avinash: In the …