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We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects can digest …

… published a paper in the journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across California State University campuses for … also the chair of the JGI User Executive Committee, on how that study went from the lab to the classroom. …

Twice each year, the JGI accepts proposals for … functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into … function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for projects that will leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and omics capabilities …

You might know sorghum as an edible grain. But there are some sorghum varieties, grown on marginal land with little water, which were developed specifically to turn …

… and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So they’ve looked into wasps that program oak trees to raise their young in …

… and dark. But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support … about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary . Over the next few months, we’ll be revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great …

… activity is focused on developing and implementing new technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … He is particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which …

… to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) have worked to replace yeast’s native chromosomes with synthetic versions. This project has turned out to be …

Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the … quality of those genomes, is rising. The purpose of this Workshop is to illustrate the expansion of this field and …

… the metabolomics program, and in 2019 became Platform Lead where she manages metabolomics production for community … of a strong core foundation of robust mass spectrometry workflows for polar and nonpolar metabolite analysis, creation of …

… some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play an outsize role in cycling … managed to adapt to a unique set of conditions in polar waters, including vast shifts in sunlight and frigid …