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A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy … of researchers sought to disrupt every gene in the genome with CRISPR-Cas9 in order to interrogate each one’s …

Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have developed a … to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene … experiment outlines a roadmap that is transferable to other systems, expanding the technologies available for other JGI …

… new members to the JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell … exist on [the JGI data portal] IMG or how to deal with situations in which they inadvertently analyzed …

Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that … ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with younger, thinner ice means more fresh water — and less …

… eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … that figure is likely closer to a mere 250,000 years — with many key colonization events in the Atlantic ocean …

… the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay Paropkari, Vicente Ramirez and … their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI … their work. It’s fun to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about the big stuff, …

… for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, … get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … seeps through cracks in the Earth’s crust and reacts with very hot rocks below, becoming an extremely hot, …

… from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … in their hunt for anaerobic fungi. By growing extracts without oxygen in ruminant fluid — which smells terrible …

… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 … includes fungi that obtain nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprobes), and many plant pathogens known to …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … livestock — specifically, from the methane-making microbes within their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason …

A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed interdisciplinary delegation from the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Germany with the aim of intensifying collaborations in the fields of …

For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that … as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – … home office (garage). There, standing at a safe distance, with proper face covering, was JGI’s Administrative Services …