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… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as part of our  2022 … Jill Banfield approached Doudna with repeated genetic sequences (already known as CRISPR) that came up in her … my career, with my postdoctoral project beginning with her strains,” Wessler explained. “She was a master of the …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … experiments showed how the enzyme operates. It works as a two-part complex, along with a regulatory accessory protein … isolate it. The JGI provided a range of constructs based on sequences for MAR enzymes from different organisms to …

… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate for life to flourish. For Guillaume Borrel and Simonetta … common ancestor between Archaea and Eukarya.   One genome, two metabolic pathways “Up to this point, most phylogenomic …

… Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel applications. The Impact Sphagnum’s impact … change. Through the CSP, researchers are aiming to have two high quality reference genomes for peat-forming species …

… Institute in the UK — a nonprofit that was founded to help sequence the human genome. Today, the Sanger Institute … hot topics in genomics.” And it makes sense to Woyke why JGI would have this role. “We work with leaders in … genomics from around the globe through a collaborative network of researchers that we support through our role as a …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these … Researchers collaborating across multiple institutions have sequenced and analyzed the genome of an alga that thrives in … Guarnieri’s group led the effort to screen 107 algal strains, growing them under conditions that simulated summer …

… The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the soybean, Glycine max. With a full genome sequence, …