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… enzyme family evolved across 90 species. “One unique thing about this work was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, … nitrogen metabolisms can be so varied.  As evolution has progressed, organisms have developed metabolisms that …

… and thrive — some varieties grow their leafy stalks 16 to 18 feet into the air. Beyond being a staple grain eaten around the world, sorghum’s potential to adapt and thrive in our … sorghum’s survival secrets could change not only how we use and grow sorghum, but other important crops as well. In …

The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven … Watch the short video here to see what they had to say about their experiences and what they’ll take with them as …

… began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third the size of the United States began forming in … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … shared their findings in Communications Biology . They reported that the heatwave caused the microbial populations …

… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … and other industries — yet there’s still so much about them we don’t know.  Unlocking the power of secondary … in overcoming this obstacle when it hit the scene in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by …

… disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of trifoliate orange. Otherwise known as  Poncirus trifoliata , it’s an evolutionary cousin of the  Citrus … a disease ravaging citrus groves: citrus greening. From 2012 to 2016, in Florida alone this disease caused an …

… are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … yet abundant subsurface organisms was  recently reported in Nature Communications. The work was co-led by … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). To learn more about how microbial populations respond to virus infections, …

… that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for … able to look into soybean’s strengths – along with a fungus that threatens this important crop. Hear more about that work from researchers Gary Stacey (University of …

… fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below. Video … fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. Ti’Yanna Watson: My mentor is Dr. Yi … through climate change. Ti’Yanna Watson: The best part about interning here is the community aspect. Everyone here …