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… diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global research community.  Published January … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User …

… Since 2019 Dr. Blaby heads the Biodesign Platform at the Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three groups focused on … Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at … Ian Blaby on Google Scholar Grosjean et al ., A hemoprotein with a zinc-mirror heme site ties heme availability to …

… one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert shrub that’s native to North America: guayule.  This episode was made in collaboration with our friends at the HudsonAlpha Institute for …

… On July 6, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 participants in an online workshop to … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the sound — … warms. However, these are complicated interactions to untangle. Fungi work in cooperation to support a forest, and … Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) sequenced 1 trillion bases — a …

… to disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of trifoliate … Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), played a critical role in … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came … Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) describe a computational pipeline …

… In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March 17, 2020, a shelter-in-place order for all residents took effect in six San … counties. The JGI, located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is located in one of those counties. The …

… development of multicellular organisms. Not all bacterial lineages harnessed aerobic respiration when the Cyanobacteria … same clade as Cyanobacteria, applied strategies other than photosynthesis to gain and harness energy. As reported … applied by a common ancestor to all five lineages. In the lab of UC Berkeley geomicrobiologist Jill Banfield, a …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms … found it is missing 33 genes thought essential for photosynthesis, yet still thrives. The Impact This discovery … Since the genome evolves measurably in just decades of laboratory culture, researchers could use controlled …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in … to other systems, expanding the technologies available for other JGI users outside the realm of bioenergy … Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Researchers used a library-based …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even … have found that polar algae rely on dissolved zinc to photosynthesize. Thomas Mock, a marine microbiologist at the … Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) through the JGI Community Science …