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… In our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water and less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, …

… Dr. Visel joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on … our seven science program — their areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … formulation and implementation of scientific policy, engaging in interactions with the scientific community at large. …

… planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains unknown. For more than a decade, researchers around the … collaborated with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility … in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of …

… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the bench to applying artificial … “Also,” she added, ”I’ve developed efficient skills in working with high performance computing and had an amazing …

… As a first-generation college student, I never really entertained the possibility of working at a national laboratory. However, through the JGI-UC …

… 2020 collaborative FICUS projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, … gene functions that may be relevant to both algae and land plants.  Within the biogeochemistry group, one of the four … and particularly, what happens in the rhizosphere where plants, microbes and soil interact below the ground, …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, … it paves the way for dissection of additional traits, in fungi and beyond. … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… Ian Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- Maini, Forrest Lefler, Pok Man (Bob) Leung and Huang Li; … and Mar Schmidt; [bottom] Cody Spiegel, James Tan, Emma Timmins-Schiffman, Andressa M. Venturini, Valentin Waschulin, … including the genomic dynamics of biofuel-producing fungi, the effects of biochar on rhizosphere microbiomes, …

… switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious plan to begin to link the plant’s varying traits — height, biomass, …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed with feathers or wires to … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … Ralstonia with enzymes that make phosphate bioavailable for plants. When these engineered bacteria were used with the model plant  Arabidopsis,  the plants grew better than when they were grown with …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The … miscanthus often appear in discussions of rapidly growing plants whose biomass can be renewably converted into energy … Berkeley and the HudsonAlpha Center for Biotechnology. Most plants are diploids with two copies of each chromosome, one …