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… challenges UC Merced graduate students with individual projects at the DOE JGI that provide hands-on experience in … a part of the students’ thesis,” she says. “Second, we want our students to gain the opportunity to see what research is … the participating students and enrich the experience of our entire graduate program! At this point the focus has …

… class at Florida’s Boca Raton Community High School. The course had a defined set of objectives, and started with an … sequenced from the metagenomic soil samples from the four sites tested.  They found Euryarchaeota to be the most … a microbiome announcement that has been submitted to the journal  Environmental Microbiome with significant scientific …

… Fungal Genomes project. As reported in the November 29, 2017 issue of Nature Communications , the team found that … all Mucoromycotina, that appear to be involved in identifying pheromones that are critical for this fungal … As these oil-producing fungi are potential sustainable sources of alternative fuels, so understanding …

… virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate …

… of sorts at the Lab. “This project represents part of our long term efforts to contribute towards a diverse … and scientific community (working with the JGI) as well as our efforts in workforce development. We have a number of … across several different campuses with this being our largest and most successful one. It’s proven to be a …

… revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science … alternative fuels from plants is the high cost and resource requirements of processing these sturdy materials, … data obtained from environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified …

… been approved through the annual Community Science Program (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … focus on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels and bioproducts. Andrew Nelson of the … Berkeley aims to redesign and engineer algae by identifying the algal regulators that could boost lipid …

… as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place … be refined for best results, often by starting with identifying the right ingredients. Researchers collaborating … feedstocks, algae are tiny but mighty. An analysis in the 2017 Bioeconomy Report estimated that the United States has …

… Genomes OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for data contextualization The Science Since its … ago, the  Genomes OnLine Database has matured from six projects on a spreadsheet into a flagship  genomic metadata … with them. GOLD provides manually curated metadata resources for organisms and environmental samples. The database …