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… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … They screened panels of hundreds of maize lines for genetic variation in the ability make zealexins, and … plants in addition to maize, including the bioenergy crop switchgrass. The team confirmed just how important zealexins …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … editing is being advanced as a potential therapy for both genetic and complex disease. Finally, gene editing is being … Microbiome Data Science group mined the IMG/M system with its large collection of publicly accessible metagenomic …

… For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted … Pathogens Shayna Bennett and mentor Robert Bowers, Mobile Genetic Elements and CRISPR Spacers in the Conifer Needle Microbiome Carlos Vazquez and mentor Bryce Foster, …

… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for … the Physics Department and in 2002 he became a Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development after his research … is focused on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity of plants and animals by combining computational …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, … head.  Dr. Fagnan is also a co-PI for the National Microbiome Data Collaborative where she leads infrastructure … Kjiersten Fagnan is the JGI's Chief Informatics Officer. Click to learn more about how the JGI …