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The IAC is chartered by the JGI Chief Informatics Officer (CIO) and reports to the JGI Director. The IAC is …

A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most …

The chromosome-scale genome sequence of trifoliate orange yields clues to disease-resistance that … orange ripens only bitter, intensely sour fruit. Yet this plant, native to China and now disseminated around the … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

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 … mosses.  New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and illuminates the significant role sex plays in how …

… cohesive data standards, the JGI partners with a number of facilities.  … Through its partnership with NERSC and the … to facilitate these efforts. Particular areas of emphasis will be the development of tools and infrastructure for microbiome data science, and …

JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … to crowdsource antimicrobial discovery for the control of plant pathogens, partnering with 600 instructors worldwide … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed … program (LDRD) entitled ‘Tackling microbial-mediated plant carbon decomposition using “function-driven” genomics’. …

… – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on … and what it has to teach us about other organisms – like plants. [ Editor’s Note: Merchant is also a faculty … in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

… less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir …

Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the bioenergy and biotechnology potential of algae, and sampling of the length and breadth of algal … of the wider genomics community. Jan. 13 workshop: BER Plant Genomic Science In this workshop, we will present …

National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at … Exploiting algal NADPH oxidase for biophotovoltaic energy. Plant biotechnology journal . 14: 1, 22-28. 2016 Blaby et. … Award for Research Excellence … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of … Baxter is a principal investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, where his group focuses on …