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… JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The accepted proposals come from 80 … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water … plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir Torrres have looked into traits that could transfer from grasses into other …

… best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … and breeders aren’t interested in waiting decades to develop new crops. One example is an ongoing …

… PPE or Personal Protective Equipment is worn to minimize exposure to hazards that can cause workplace injuries and illnesses.  … Over the last few months, we found an increasing number of colleagues missing elements of the required PPE in the … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed with feathers or wires to mimic an insect or a particular movement, each of these … No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was supported by a JGI Director’s Science award. The DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute …

… 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 … “The summer internship has further confirmed by desire to pursue a STEM career, specifically in a government lab. …

… [subhed -- copy to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide so they can grow, and … was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) within the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy …

… a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of … program , which awards graduate students the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national laboratories or national user facilities. Baker had worked with …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office … B.G.P. was supported by the Marine Biological Laboratory, by the National Science Foundation’s XSEDE computing …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently … Mycorrhizal Genomics Initiative (CSP # 305), Metatranscriptomics of Forest Soil Ecosystems project (CSP # 570) and the …

… more about what they learned from working with their JGI mentors, what challenges they overcame, and what new skill sets they look forward to taking back to school.  The interns from this cohort and … And also specifically, it sparked my interest in bioformatics, so that’s what I’m gonna take with me to the …

… crops The Science Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) led a team that  identified a protein … increased lignin and iron, engineered poplar can be used to develop bioproducts for industrial applications. For … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy …