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… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks … in Sorghum (EPICON) is a five-year, multi-institution project funded by the DOE Office of Biological and … or 44% of expressed genes respond to drought stress regardless of whether drought was applied before or after the …

… Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions are available) spotlighted the metabolomic analysis … New Investigator and  Functional Genomics proposal calls, projects can request up to 50 polar and 150 nonpolar … the metabolomics and transcriptomic data? A:  We use MAGI. Reference: Erbiligin et al.  MAGI: A Method for …

… attendees joined the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.  A wide array of invited speakers shared how … applications of their genomics and multi-omics work. Recordings and recaps of all three keynote talks follow, … that the JGI has put together. In collaboration on a project with the Newman lab, an important question arose: …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as … by CRISPR-Cas9; the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Assaf Vardi, who delved into algae blooms and the alga-viral … to know at the beginning of my career, with my postdoctoral project beginning with her strains,” Wessler explained. “She …

… single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority … and even giant. The genomes of giant viruses are on the order of 100 times the size of what has typically been … that despite the number of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) reconstructed from this effort, the team was still …

… hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. … hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but these symbiotic interactions are …

… issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer perspectives on what the next five years of innovation could look like. … active microbes with specific metabolic processes. A third approach steps away from reconstructing genomes directly …

… Janey provides support for custom single-cell user projects and projects within the group. …

… Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a … reconstructed from these 10 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) representing new potential methanogenic, anaerobic … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help … They found many enzymes that outperformed industry standards.  A year later, her team used proteomics, genomics and … into biochemical production.    Over time, as these projects have delivered results, they have also snowballed …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be converted to energy, are … 5% of land on Earth, peatlands store approximately one-third of the world’s soil carbon. The process to harvest …

… Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, more and more virus sequences are being recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and … sequences vary widely. In a previous effort, an international consortium recommended specific guidelines and best …