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… the second year of Alabama A&M University students coming to the DOE Joint Genome Institute for research and training … plant root exudates on the plant microbiome. This year, however, there was a new aspect to the project - they also … The more specific goal of the project is to determine how mutations in plant transporter genes affect microbiome …

… Jan. 7: New Capabilities to Study Secondary Metabolism   Although there are still a large number of secondary metabolites yet to be discovered and their biosynthetic logics to be understood, accessing these untapped metabolic …

… in fields ranging from plant-microbe interactions to functional genomics. Hear from five of the Summer 2019 … 4th year PhD student in Quantitative and Systems Biology Mentor: Guohong Wu, Plant Comparative Analysis What effect has your summer internship with the JGI had on your plans to pursue a STEM career?
 Doing the JGI internship has given …

… the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from … Science user facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), is to become the leading integrative genome science user …

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… can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is reduced in its environment, this alga reveals a remarkable ability to adapt to stress and rapid environmental changes. … P. psychrophila’ s stress response by comparing how it responded to being moved to a lower-salinity environment …

… Meeting.  A wide array of invited speakers shared how research infrastructure – DNA sequencing, synthesis, … and environment challenges. The JGI offers these solutions to the worldwide scientific community through its  User … sharing the journeys of their research careers, and showcasing the broad applications of their genomics and …

… sampled the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These lakes are isolated, but varied. They’re a great way to see how climate change affects freshwater ecosystems, and how those ecosystems work. …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as part of … who discussed her work on transposable elements and how understanding these genes has helped pave the way for … her keynote. In 2012, Doudna published results indicating how CRISPR Cas-9 could be used as a DNA cleaver and gene …

… and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So they’ve looked into wasps that … galls.  In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find …