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… technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … To ensure the gene editing tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective … and xylose — into fatty acids that could be used for renewable fuel. In fact, lipids can make up more than 90 …

The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is …

… analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a … genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of researchers reported on the largest analysis of 5mC … of specific 5mC methyltransferase (MTase) variants. Using new sequencing technologies for producing both reference …

Massie S. Ballon is the Communications and Outreach Manager at the JGI. … other JGI-relevant content on social media. She is also involved in the JGI’s community outreach efforts. Ms. Ballon … Area representatives to Berkeley Lab’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accountability (IDEA) Chairs Council.   …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to … to be impossible.  And yet, little chemical clues left some researchers wondering if perhaps the accepted narrative …

… joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address … Single Cell, DNA Synthesis, and Metabolomics) as well as Research & Development in all of these areas. Additional … Deputy include interacting with users seeking to exploit new genomic technologies and providing a vision for future …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of his research was conducted at the JGI through the DOE Office of …

Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science … ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify variations of essential genes in … approach to fine-tune gene expression. They tested this new methodology in yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to …