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… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint … summer of 2014 has grown to a total of 75 with the inclusion of the 2023 cohort. Each of them has brought invaluable … After working on his post-doctoral position with the Plant and Microbe Interaction group at Oak Ridge National …

… in China and involving Francis Martin from the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in France and Igor … external source.  The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information … carbon from lignocellulosic-abundant matters such as plant litter and to incorporate the assimilated carbon into …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … is a pioneer in metagenomic studies, recovering microbial genomes from biofilm samples at the Richmond Mine in Iron … and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment . Nature. 2004. 428, 37–43 …

… need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water and less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir …

Phytozome workshop held during the June 2022 CROPS Conference at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Phytozome is the Plant Comparative Genomics portal of the Department of …

More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the … Ben Cole, a project scientist in Visel’s Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions Group who has mentored several … intern): Accepted a post-doctoral position with the Plant and Microbe Interaction group at Oak Ridge National …

What grass is a prized ornamental and a bioenergy plant? Meet Miscanthus , an attractive addition to your garden and a potential fuel for the future. But, … biology and the economic terrain to help make the plant a viable alternative to fossil fuels. …

… other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  The Impact … a complex pattern of evolution for genes related to eating plant compounds in both the oceanic and hot spring  … bacteria lack complete biochemical pathways to break down plant material on their own, they likely cooperate with …

Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions are available) spotlighted the metabolomic analysis … measurements of primary and secondary metabolites from plants, microorganisms, and environmental samples using … Program , along with Jenny Mortimer, Director of Plant Systems Biology at the Joint BioEnergy Institute …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and their rumen are highly capable of breaking … has partnered with researchers around the world to map out genomes of rumen microbes. In 2018, through a JGI Community …

… students from UC Merced worked closely with JGI scientists on research projects that contribute to the larger mission of the U.S. Department of Energy. Students also worked …