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… “polyploid”) and their complex genomes are more difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of … Sugarcane produces 80 percent of the world’s sugar, which is of interest to bioenergy researchers who want to develop … as a reference. The final sugarcane sequence generated is 382 Mb; 25,316 protein-coding gene models were predicted with …

… Reviews Microbiology column last year — and there’s more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … Berkeley National Laboratory, are sharing their expertise in environmental genomics by writing for the column … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global research community.  Published January 17, 2025 in Science Advances , researchers at the U.S. … User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces … at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. Zealexins are produced in every corn variety and … have now revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza …

… From left to right: [above] Emma Bell, Mallory Choudoir, Sneha Couvillion, Tobin Hammer, Christina Hazard, Rachel Mackelprang, Brook Moyers, Mei, Ran,; … find a list of the second round of researchers accepted for 2023. Proposals are accepted year-round; the next review …

…   The JGI is excited to announce the 18 scientists selected for our 2025 Community Science Program Annual Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — from freshwater estuaries …

… components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, … yield fuels, and removing lignin in order to do so is a resource-intensive process. Now, a new study shows how … DE-AC02–05CH11231 (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), and the Office of Biological and Environmental …

… Four researchers have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome … user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Holly Bik of the University of Georgia, Greg Bonito of Michigan State University, Jonathan Eisen of the University of California, Davis, and Michael …

… JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect … specific sequence of these four letters represents an organism’s genetic code, or genome, which underlies physical … Technologies Group. In an article published November 25, 2021 in Nature Methods , JGI researchers led by co-first …

… of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis Martin from the Institut National de la Recherche … part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In … assimilated carbon into the soil, reducing the amount of CO2 emissions from decaying leaves and woods into the …

… In 2024, the DOE Joint Genome Institute and Alabama A&M University piloted an internship program to bring students to the JGI for research training … and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. They …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of … highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved … seeks to understand and enhance the rubber biosynthesis pathway in guayale, a drought tolerant shrub. Melissa …