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… Editor’s Note: Merchant is also a faculty scientist in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … what is now the  Community Science Program Functional Genomics proposal call, the JGI synthesized hundreds of  …

… Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches implicated in developmental …

… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand … only 7% of protein families were shared across all eight environmental categories. Instead, families preferred a … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental sample beyond the tried-and-true method of traditional shotgun metagenomics. One approach uses fluorescence-activated cell …

…   The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise … gene targeting in the genome in the November 2025 issue of The Plant Cell. Auxenochlorella is an allodiploid hybrid … mission of the Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program to advance a …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a … set a reference for its performance, and then applied it to environmental samples from the Great Boiling Spring … this microbe. The work is an example of how function-driven genomics, which Woyke and her colleagues define as “any form …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the terpene synthase gene family across eucalypt … terpenes play key roles in plant growth, defense, and environmental interactions. Terpenes are also economically … Sequencing and assembly data carried out by EMBRAPA as part of the  Corymbia  genome project was supported by FAPDF …

… The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and air-atmosphere with … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. In March 2008, the genome sequence …