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… crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … Carey, now at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, reported that high quality genome references are now … HudsonAlpha. As the team discussed in a JGI podcast episode about the work, the effort to fully sequence the fire moss …

This summer, the DOE JGI hosted 10 interns who came from a wide range of backgrounds. Many … part of the DOE JGI’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the sciences, among the interns were two … groups, respectively. Each of the interns spoke briefly about their time at the JGI at …

… but is not well understood in fungi. A team of researchers reported on the largest analysis of 5mC distribution across … the genome. Many plant pathogens such as the fungi that cause poplar leaf rust, are rich in transposons, which may … least one reference genome for every family of fungi, the 1000 Fungal Genomes initiative of the U.S. Department of …

…   The JGI is excited to announce the 18 scientists selected for our 2025 Community Science … metabolic engineering and biocatalyst design will target sustainable energy solutions, focusing on lignocellulosic … nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry.  You can learn more about this call, as well as our smaller-scale New …

Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect … a cysteine protease involved in capsid maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department … the number of known high quality virophage genome sequences 10-fold through computational approaches. By mining more …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility,  reported on just how morel fruiting is triggered when … scientists and biotechnological engineers all over the world continued to seek other ways to make morels fruit …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … addition, the team says that this experiment outlines a roadmap that is transferable to other systems, expanding the … the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  …

Paropkari, Vicente Ramirez and Rhondene Wint had summer 2018 internships in Walnut Creek. The students’ research … so nice and helpful.”     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and really open to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … and without an inoculation of the  M. elongata strain PM193 added to a diluted soil mixture, publishing  the results … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

DOE user facilities EMSL and JGI announce FY 2020 collaborative … and the  DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)—have selected 11 proposals for support from 53 received through a joint … the Sierra Nevada mountain range since 2014 to learn more about the microbial responses and feedbacks to warming …