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… to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) has applications across many areas. In particular, gene editing is being … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome … Graduate Research Fellowships and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Support was also provided by the National …

… brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global cocoa bean production … global chocolate brands couldn’t exist without cocoa.  But today the plant is under threat due to climate change and … and ensure there will be cocoa for chocolate tomorrow In 2010, a draft first genome of  Theobroma cacao  – the tree …

… One of the JGI’s key assets is our user community, … who use JGI resources and expertise. These collaborations have yielded numerous, high-quality outputs, such as data, publications and software. The JGI supports the entire data life …

… back for episode 9 of Natural Prodcast. This week, Alison and I talk to Roger Linington, from Simon Fraser … main reason I wanted to get you in the gaudy hotel chair today is to sort of talk about that direction of things. … – I would say that the field of natural products is undergoing a really exciting Renaissance, as tools and …

… Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected as the 2025 recipient of … for the National Microbiome Data Collaborative.  This award recognizes distinguished research achievements that …

… DNA for genome sequencing was no easy task. The traditional way of collecting them is through a method called Multiple Displacement Amplification, and most genomes that were acquired through it were usually only around 30% complete.  Described in  ISME Communications …

… of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a national user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The JGI consists of 225 researchers and support staff in the … science user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( Berkeley Lab ), and part of the …

… Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards graduate students the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national laboratories or national user … research programs. Among the recipients of the latest SCGSR award is Mo Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC …

… marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of … ocean known as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in the northeastern … which go from coastal to open ocean waters. Between 2010 and 2016, Hallam and his colleagues collected more than …

… year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges.   Scanning the California oak woodlands …