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… comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So … America: guayule.  This episode was made in collaboration with our friends at the HudsonAlpha Institute for …

… gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to the traditional way, which leverages an all-or-nothing approach to … scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed … by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Award No. FA9550-14-1-0089, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus …

… genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the … how the Adopt-A-Genome project got started. Plus, Kalyani Maitra (California State Fresno) and two students, Angela and …

… seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide so they can … recipes can be refined for best results, often by starting with identifying the right ingredients. Researchers … The Impact Part of the Department of Energy’s work toward developing a clean energy economy is developing …

… stored. A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast …

Thank you for joining us at the 2024 DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting! … most pressing energy and environmental challenges.  The invited talks emphasize how the research infrastructure – DNA … – that the JGI offers through proposal calls on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis to the worldwide scientific …

… 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 …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake … of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  …

Dr. Rokhsar joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for … Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and analysis of three human … (2013-2016). Dr. Rokhsar joined the faculty of University of California, Berkeley in 1989, as a member of the …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria … rebound by the late spring. Preliminary observations regarding the contributions of algae and viruses to the …

… have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance and multicellularity enabled plants to develop complex structures and adapt … by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award (DBI-1652164, 1933521), the Nebraska Tobacco Settlement …

Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is … establishing a professional presence through getting credit for any scientific contribution they make, whether as … a research article. Speakers will highlight opportunities for students through the Department of Energy-funded …