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… Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of … tobacco. Olpidium itself doesn’t cause much damage to the hosts, but they are carriers of several viruses (e.g., Lettuce big-vein associated virus LBVaV; … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the … to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of … along multiple avenues, including agriculture, climate modeling, novel bioproducts, and environmental …

… Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately … identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are … and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in …

… In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management … out to many researchers with the hope of getting support for a research project for his class of 18 juniors.  He got … This was a first of its kind project, but it is a great model of how the JGI can partner and help train the next …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a model for studying lipid production in other algae that may …

… Multi-species assays yield an unprecedented view of plant evolution and … advancement holds the potential to expand opportunities for bioenergy and bioengineering applications. “We worked … that flip genetic switches — bind DNA were limited to a few model species and involved slow, labor-intensive …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural … was the symbiont community of a gutless oligochaete for which she deciphered function and host-symbiont interplay using metagenomics. Taking on a … Tanja Woyke is the Microbial Science Program Head as well as …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and … relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US … called crassulacean acid metabolism, or CAM — that’s C-A-M, for short — helps plants that have it lose less water in a …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship … the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the … on how the JGI-UC Merced Intern partnership had become a “model” of sorts at the Lab. “This project represents part of …

… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month … those big goals with their everyday activities, striving for sustainability in lab spaces as well as offices. These … samples, which use less than half as much energy as other models. They also implemented the use of Klaatu, a freezer …