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… Since 2019 Dr. Blaby heads the Biodesign Platform at the Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three groups focused on HTP DNA design and assembly, strain engineering and … a group lead at Brookhaven National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and …

… all that it has contributed, and what they’re excited about in JGI’s future. Find recordings and recaps of these … to be junk DNA, so there was quite a bit of resistance to use resources to sequence it,” Patrinos said. After many … genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in 2018. “While I never said this out loud,” Drell said, …

… has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of … Biology Pathway Engineering group. His research focus includes engineering of non-model yeasts for production … microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions in various environments to improve crop yield, and developing a …

… of the Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program in 2013, a team of researchers has been working on improving … The work aligns with the ETOP mission of providing JGI users with the most current technology and expertise in order to address pressing energy and environmental scientific challenges. In Nature Microbiology , a team led by …

… This single environmental trigger highlights efficiency for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine microbial … chemical production. The Science Soil bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are nature's chemical factories. They hold … can use to design more efficient microbial factories. Identifying specific genes, regulatory elements and metabolic …

… the dry rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the … towards breaking down plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study … to thrive in manmade environments. As reported January 5, 2018 in The ISME Journal , a team led by University of Oslo …

… (thermophilic) microbes are of interest for their potential use in number of biotechnological applications. Molecular … technology that enables researchers to generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence … named Geoarchaeota that Inskeep’s team had previously identified and characterized, also with JGI’s help. …

… sequences from six hypersaline lakes, researchers focused on understanding the genomic variation in haloarchaea … and possibly cold-temperature enzymes for biotechnological use. Summary Conditions such as extreme cold, high levels of … the DOE Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, microbial ecologist Rick Cavicchioli and his …

… is a microbiology program that provides training and scientific contributions—including sequencing services and … participants. Over the past two years, Myco-Ed has been used in 15 individual classrooms across the country, … DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, and the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase …

… difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of modern, genomic breeding in these crops. For diploid … mapping the genes involved in sugar production and for identifying different variants on different chromosomes, … in sorghum. Based in part on these positive results, in 2017, JGI approved a CSP proposal from the international team …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer … method of traditional shotgun metagenomics. One approach uses fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) to sort … a recent Nature Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach …

… of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of …