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… Lab biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge collaborated with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots … and robots have made these experiments easier for scientists everywhere. …

… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is … has supported over 250 projects since it started. At the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni also manages the Synthetic Biology … joining the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni was co-founder and chief science officer at a clean technology startup, Bio …

… outsize role in cycling carbon and nutrients. These microscopic algae have managed to adapt to a unique set of … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s … as carbon sinks and minimize their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just under 400 mosses … Harvesting peat for energy has been increasingly discouraged due to associated greenhouse gas emissions as well …

… In our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops …

… the direction of programs and initiatives to enhance the JGI’s preeminence as a national resource. Members report to the JGI Director. …

… Find protocols provided by JGI and the JGI user community below for DNA preparation tools, high molecular-weight DNA extraction and RNA preparation.  JGI sample QC protocols can be found here . DNA Extraction …

… Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. … provide analysis support and R&D for production and user science. He received his Ph.D. from the Wellcome Trust … in human and other vertebrate genomes. When he joined the JGI, he worked as a project scientist and then as a research …