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… new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained … rot Serpula lacrymans towards breaking down plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how …

… The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the soybean, Glycine max. With a full genome sequence, …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation … A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized …

… at the JGI’s history, from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome Project out to the future of the … with Ari Patrinos. The Genomics Arms Race Ari Patrinos , Former Director of DOE’s Office of Biological and … many more years of enabling clean energy and renewable production — and congratulated JGI on the anniversary. “This …

… Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the 1000 Fungal Genomes project to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the sound — one … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… to welcome six to the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Facilities (FICUS) program for fiscal year 2026, in partnership with the Environmental … user facilities. Focus areas for these projects include biofuels, biomaterials and bioproducts; …

… on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped up the study of giant viruses. The … ecosystem-level nutrient cycling and carbon storage. For example, the marine algae  Emiliania huxleyi, a microeukaryote, forms large algal blooms in the ocean that cycle …

… Kelly Wrighton and her group at Colorado State University in Fort Collins have a massive undertaking: sequencing the …

… & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which includes  IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to … plant rhizosphere, wastewater, and even animal and human (for the first time) gut and taxonomically classified into 27 … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …