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… In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint … also holds a joint appointment with the University of California, Berkeley. Nowadays, Session is an Assistant … the set of chromosomes from each ancestor is called a subgenome. Session and Rokhsar, building on work …

… 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the … BA in Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece PhD in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Crete, Greece …

… A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of … Switchgrass has multiple naturally occurring ploidy levels, called cytotypes, across the species. These are primarily …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … advances in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including … could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological applications. These …

… new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained … plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the … the lignin behind. The brown rot Serpula lacrymans is typically found in spruce and other conifers in boreal forests. …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at … iron, engineered poplar can be used to develop bioproducts for industrial applications. For example, lignin could be … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … Lab) were on the scene collecting samples. Terry Hazen, a former Berkeley Lab environmental biologist and current … Janet Jansson’s team. Jansson is currently Chief Scientist for Biology in the Biological Sciences Division and a …

… large DOE-funded research programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental research, including through the … to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development and application of advanced mass spectrometry approaches and model …

… The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published … did not. This is normally an arduous wet lab process. Typically, after incubating microbial communities with labeled …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the … the Lab. “This project represents part of our long term efforts to contribute towards a diverse workforce and …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … produced in environments without oxygen through a process called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore …

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