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… a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have … reference genome, BTx623 for the third time, this time aligning it with over 50 other diverse sorghum genomes. Deep …
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Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in … Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … Futures … Metagenome Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …
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XXVII Conference (PAG) takes place January 12-16, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. Representatives from the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the DOE Systems Biology … your plant genomics research. Click here to download a list of talks relevant to JGI science at PAG XXVII. On January …
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Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has … technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … Mol. Microbiol. 87, 1223-1236. PubMed … Education … Publications …
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… 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … challenges. Usually, plants have the upper hand against any kind of biomass breakdown. They’ve spent millions …
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This year the AGU Fall Meeting, with the theme “Science is Society,” hosts sessions in … Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … IV: Kuno Kasak, University of Tartu (lightning talk): “Wetland Restoration on Intensive Agricultural Lands Changes …
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A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for …
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… genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the … most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the sugarcane cultivar R570 has been published in Nature by an international consortium. With the genetic …
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… tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky … viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … another project led by Owen White at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Both projects will build on the …
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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 …
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Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science …
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