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… JGI will advance the bioeconomy, leveraging partnerships to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for … its newest 5-Year Strategic Plan: Innovating Genomics to Serve the Changing Planet (download a copy at … the JGI’s ability to predict and respond to biogeochemical cycles, which builds on the DOE’s interest in mitigating …

… Congratulations to the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers at the JGI! They are … list, and those from the JGI whose publications rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year are: Igor … hosted two JGI Engagement Webinars promoting the JGI fungal data portal MycoCosm and the algal portal PhycoCosm. …

… of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial … “The summer internship has further confirmed by desire to pursue a STEM career, specifically in a government lab. … Wint, UC Merced JGI Mentors: Igor Grigoriev & Asaf Salamov, Fungal Program “Working at the JGI has reinforced my plans …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a … polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene families involved in adaptations … They hypothesized that certain gene families — including fungal genes horizontally transferred — contributed to the …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … amount of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE … about a multi-year study his student conducted involving fungal rust pathogen resistance. Just as the common gardens …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and … earth are becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts … the plants at the same time each week over the full life cycle of the plant. The first year’s gene expression results …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The … where you can browse the genetic blueprints of these photosynthetic organisms. PhycoCosm is one of the largest data … metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for comparing plant genomes. …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing … genomic changes Serpula lacrymans has undergone in adapting to manmade environments. The Impact Due to its aggressive … and var. shastensis from North America – against a third fungal Serpula species, S. himantioides from Europe, that …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata … found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of …

… and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to … interact; beyond bacteria, these samples harbored fungal genomes, including a novel Leotiomycetes species and …

… the JGI employs single-molecule, long-read DNA sequences to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects.  More recently, these … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several … single-stranded DNA genomes and a unique chronic infection cycle. “We’re not sure why we systematically manage to miss …