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… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … to my own research and everyday routines.” Mentors: Jessen Bredeson & Albert Wu Project: “ Pangenome de Bruijn …

…   The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise … gene targeting in the genome in the November 2025 issue of The Plant Cell. Auxenochlorella is an allodiploid hybrid … notable, researchers found it is missing 33 genes thought essential for photosynthesis, yet still thrives. The Impact …

… insights from metagenomic data. In deep learning, a branch of machine learning, data is passed through algorithms … into multiple interconnected layers. The architecture of these algorithms, inspired by communication networks … (Andrew Tritt of CRD and, independently, Ying Zhang of the University of Rhode Island), and to bin metagenomic contigs …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … and poplar, a team led by Hui-Ling (Sunny) Liao of the University of Florida collected forest samples of poplar and … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea flourish … biogeography in the haloarchaeal gene pool, a team led by University of New South Wales (UNSW)-Sydney professor Rick … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the … in microbiome studies, these scientists (now at Stanford University) collaborated with the JGI. Working together, …

… studies.  This conference is inspired by the vision of standardized fabricated ecosystems (EcoFABs) designed for precise manipulation and reproducible experimentation of microbiome dynamics. Together, we will explore …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … this set of guide RNAs on  Yarrowia lipolytica to identify essential genes and genes that lead to increased lipid … and his advisor Ian Wheeldon, a chemical engineer at the University of California, Riverside. The team also included …

… been utilizing metagenomics as a way to study a collection of hard-to-culture microbes, but the efficacy of this approach would be greatly increased by having the … team led by longtime JGI collaborator Jill Banfield of the University of California, Berkeley and involving JGI …

… A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The … specimen. Stephen DiFazio, plant biologist at West Virginia University (WVU), led the study’s international team, which … This work was supported by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Program (DEB-1542509 to S.D., DEB-1542486 to …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference … across Europe and Asia. CABBI partners include the University of California, Berkeley and the HudsonAlpha … Innovation, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have … study’s senior author Alisa Huffaker, a biologist at the University of California, San Diego. The findings could help …