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… to disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of trifoliate … known as  Poncirus trifoliata , it’s an evolutionary cousin of the  Citrus genus, which gives us lemons, kumquats, … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 … from  Alex Harkess of Auburn University started as a small-scale white paper focused on duckweed through the  CSP … reflect JGI’s interest in algal research for bioenergy production and algae’s roles in nutrient cycling, now a …

… genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme … this to be a candidate bioenergy crop for its potential production of biomass on marginal lands not usable for …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … novel biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). BGCs make diverse molecules of value to both human and ecosystem health. But bacteria often fail to express their BGC molecules in the lab. By engineering domesticated close …

… Applications and Analysis for the Future (SFA²F) meeting brings together established and emerging scientists from academia, industry, and government …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest … that seemed mostly likely to be engaging in methane production to confirm that indeed, they were. The work was …

… fields: a microbial community that might be quietly improving the soil. Penn State researchers Mary Ann Bruns and Terry Bell are digging in to understand how. …

… The Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems … who made use of our data. We completed 39,870 projects in FY24 We generated 871 Terabases of sequence We … advanced genomic capabilities. This year we brought online the latest short-read technology, the Illumina NovaSeq X …

… warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the … their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae. But human-induced climate change , a new study suggests, is displacing … temperature to rise. “What needs to be done is reducing the production of CO2 — this is the first and foremost important …

… change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to nutrient cycling in polar regions. While microbial populations in other … 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …

… is currently a Senior Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa …