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… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that there is a striking division … suggest that fungi are breaking down plant fibers, like cellulose and lignin. Bacteria, on the other hand, appear to …

… During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development enrichment activities. For some … Merced internship program was founded in 2014 with the goal of inspiring students to embark on a career in genomics and …

… their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has … Merced JGI Mentors : Tanja Woyke & Jessica Jarett, Single Cells Group “My experience at JGI has exposed me to the …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get …

… new methods to improve genome recovery from single cells and to build sequencing libraries from minimal DNA …

… In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is located in one of those counties. The shelter-in-place order has since been … In this brief captioned video, JGI Chief Informatics Officer Kjiersten Fagnan reflects on the personal and …

… April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of California (UC), Merced graduate student working with  Susannah Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems group through the  DOE Office of …

… The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

… causes Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) and is the major pathogen of soybean. Left uncontrolled, soybean rust could reduce crop yields by as much as 90 percent. As part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s  2016 Community Science Program portfolio , Sebastien Duplessis of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research …

… JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the … Walnut Creek and deciding on what was essential. There were multiple waste streams to consider, including unneeded … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … varieties that have high productivity across a range of environments is becoming increasingly important for food, … of clonally propagated plants to address these questions.” Multiple collection methods were applied to gather the …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … is displacing these important cold-water communities of algae with warm-adapted ones, a trend that threatens to … food web and change the oceans as we know them. At the base of marine food webs are microscopic photosynthesizing …