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… The JGI welcomes three new members to their User Executive … Committee (UEC) – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six other JGI users already serving on … – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on …

… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental processes. The Science In a recent Microbiome paper … (DOE) Office of Science’s Biological and Environmental Research program because of its relevance to understanding …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms … decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise gene targeting in the genome in the … optimization for enhanced lipid production. Also notable, researchers found it is missing 33 genes thought essential …

… This webinar focused on how the JGI employs single-molecule, long-read DNA … and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects.  More recently, these long-reads have … metagenomes can be included, which do not count toward the 1Tb cap. PacBio metagenomes are currently sequenced …

… WHEN: May 6-10, 2019 WHERE: JGI With DOE investments in graphical processing unit (GPU)-based … high-performance computing resources, an upcoming hackathon led by the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility … with changes in industry/DOE Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) facilities. It’s a leadership opportunity …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE … of DOE Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research (BER) missions. The JGI provides integrated …

… Dr. Grigoriev joined the JGI in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC … at the JGI, a Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and … and PhycoCosm portal. Dr. Grigoriev engaged thousands of researchers in genome projects and organized numerous …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute … plant genomes. She has appeared on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list assembly by Clarivate Analytics. In 2020, …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … and the Innovative Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered … to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that … To boost crops more efficiently in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants … This way, these important tools are always around, regardless of malfunction or misplacement.  In studying this …

… Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock … range. But at what cost?  A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the … More genome copies in switchgrass leads to increased climate flexibility …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on presentations to peatlands Travis Lawrence sits in … Merced internship program, Lawrence is now a postdoctoral researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), …