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Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, the cotton fields look like popcorn is literally growing on plants, …

… pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … and seven graduate students from UC Merced through their long standing internship program. In just two months, the … while working on their summer projects. Watch the short video here to see what they had to say about their …

Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: … smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine …

More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the … on their research findings. Click here to watch   a video of the celebration. Several alumni of the JGI-UC …

Dr. Mouncey joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from … private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a …

A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct … capabilities. According to Boeuf, 16S rRNA genes are like stamps on packages: Focus only on the stamps, and you might …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project … pay it forward. Defining a Diverse Research Topic After a video conference interview between the class and the JGI, …

Sugarcane was the last major crop without a reference quality … work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar …

Registration and Agenda Coming Soon!  Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the …