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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Viruses …

In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome Institute with Dan Rokhsar, who also holds a joint appointment with …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less … originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed light on both when and how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Within …

… plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part …

… have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its habitat range. But at what cost?  A collaborative team led by researchers at the … has discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its habitat range, but at …

… the DNA bases themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the … or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of researchers reported on …

Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 … (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They …

P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga … can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is reduced in its environment, this alga …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and … (NSF; grant PRFB IOS-1907220 to D.B.M.; grant MCB-1856143 to R.J.S.; grant DEB-1911459 to P.G.W.; grant MRI-1828479 to B.A.A.); the Natural …

… of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient … and insights into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year (perenniality). The … for M. sinensis, and the associated genomic tools, allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding …

Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental … (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and air-atmosphere with the humans and the biosphere), … was supported by the EMBO Long-Term Fellowship ALTF 188 –2014, which is co-funded by the European Commission …