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UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was preceded by … management and presentation skills.  “This program is so important for JGI, engaging with the UC Merced students is a …

Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI … interactions to functional genomics. Hear from five of the Summer 2019 interns, who briefly shared their …

Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal … … INRAE release  Large-scale genomics sheds light on the evolutionary history of mutualistic forest-dwelling fungi … …

… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … soil samples. This gene expression dataset was particularly important for characterizing fungal genes, because, unlike …

Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … of scientists studied what happens to the tree’s physical traits and gene expression when the fungus is present. The …

… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, JGI’s Zhong Wang and … for a masters in nursing with an interest in the genomic basis of health, illness, disease risk, and treatment …

Hosted by the JGI and co-organized with NIST,  the goal of the Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) symposium was to bring together a “Viral EcoGenomics” community to foster … in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity toward innovative biotechnological and …

Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The … crops under water-limited conditions. Summary In humans, traits such as height or susceptibility to certain diseases … to produce good yields under water limiting conditions. Epigenetic Control of Drought Response in Sorghum (EPICON) is a …

Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced … develop presentation skills as well as build their network in the field of genomics and scientific research. The topics … using natural language processing techniques to categorize genetic information. Learn more about their work here in a …