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… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha … human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Sugarcane was the last major crop without a reference quality … world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … at CIRAD was supported by the International Consortium for Sugarcane Biotechnology. The work at the Institute of …

… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special … The 500 species described within the group are responsible for roughly two-thirds of antibiotics, and a deeper … because they produce a very wide variety of chemical compounds as secondary metabolites,” Otani continued. “… …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often … loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop engineering untouched. Research recently published in  The …

… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi from … underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. More than 20 UC Merced …