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… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to … to legend, Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four …

… on JGI policies and practices that affect users and their science including technical capabilities offered, proposal …

… the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our  CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for projects that will leverage the …

… Mikes worked with mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium … about how to analyze data. Zyiah Mikes : Dr. Yi Zhai is our mentor for our experimental work or our wet lab stuff. …

… approach to genome recovery from metagenomes. The Science Through the JGI’s Emerging Technologies Opportunity … functions in processes ranging from nutrient cycling to plant health and growth. Developing a scalable computational … with >90% completeness. These results, noted JGI User Programs Deputy Susannah Tringe , suggest that extracting …

… a reference for the highly complex sugarcane genome . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of … breeding in these crops. For diploid species, sequencing programs generally focus on a genotype with two identical … crop that very efficiently converts solar energy into plant biomass, which can then be crushed to extract the …

… to Africa to global oceans. Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … for the accepted proposals, said Susannah Tringe, JGI User Programs Deputy. “These new CSP projects accelerate our efforts to characterize poorly-studied algal and viral …

… evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it … yield fuels, and removing lignin in order to do so is a resource-intensive process. Now, a new study shows how … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of …

… on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an … nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprobes), and many plant pathogens known to infect most major food crops and … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …