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Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to … The Impact N. crassa is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall …

Methane Metabolism. Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global …

Three stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon …

Originally conceived as a UC Merced graduate student summer … at the JGI, the Genomics Internship Program soon expanded to include undergraduate students. To date, more than 80 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of numerous JGI scientists. Interns say their experiences …

Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (Berkeley Lab’s) core … the relationships we nurture in our workplace and seek to establish with our stakeholders. In working toward a …

FY 2025 DOE Metrics Sequencing Quarter Total Bases (Trillions) Operating Hours Goal Actual Total* Actual % of Goal Goal (hours)** Actual Total Actual % Goal FY 2025 …

… 2024 was a year of first, including the flagship internship program between … their scientific skills and collaborating with their mentors and fellow interns. Inspired by the success of the UC … program, they left the JGI more confident and ready to tackle real-world scientific issues. Our interns say …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling … with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants …