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… abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids … plants; at least once during their evolution, the genomes of flowering plants multiply. Over time, plants lose many … polyploidy in plants, researchers have sought to learn the origins, evolution and development of plant polyploids. A …

Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, … and renewable chemicals, developing genome engineering tools for non-model organisms, modulating microbe-microbe …

Hosted by the JGI and co-organized with NIST,  the goal of the Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) symposium was to bring together a “Viral EcoGenomics” community to foster … and virtual attendees! Click here for the event photos. Keynote Speakers Katrine Whiteson , UC Irvine Chase Morgan , …

Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a partnership … with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in bacteria and leveraging molecular biology and reverse genetics to test those hypotheses. From 2011 – 2015, she worked with …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Congratulations to Jennifer Doudna of the University of California (UC), …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio   …

… in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In 2019, the … ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the … advance in CRAGE is the addition of CRISPR enzyme Cas9. Originally, CRAGE was only used to  insert genes of …