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… and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is an African grass that adroitly … (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), US Department of Agriculture P­­lant Gene Expression Center, … bioenergy crop for its potential production of biomass on marginal lands not usable for conventional food crops. For …

… rely on dissolved zinc to photosynthesize. Thomas Mock, a marine microbiologist at the University of East Anglia, … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus . At that time, they noted that the F. cylindrus genome …

… single root cells and combining the information with previously published datasets. The work was  recently published in … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … applicable for non-model species for which fewer ‘marker’ genes are known that are hallmarks of different cell …

… novel technique to access high-quality genomic information using minute quantities of DNA derived from individual … microbial genomes that were mapped to nearly 30 major previously uncharted branches of the tree of life. Used in tandem over the years, metagenomics and single cell …

… With increased lignin and iron, engineered poplar can be used to develop bioproducts for industrial applications. For example, lignin could be used for … such as nutrient-poor land, drought and disease.  Summary In the 1970s, the DOE  targeted poplar as its primary …

… were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  The … these bacteria evolved could help inform engineering microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. Summary Hot springs are …

… is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial … Biology , the team used CRAGE to insert a fluorescent marker into  E. coli , allowing the team to model the …

… scant, Ace Lake’s bacteria instead go through a boom and bust cycle aligned with light availability. A long-running … of carbon and other nutrient cycles on a global scale. Summary Ace Lake, located in the Vestfold Hills in East … for nearly five decades. In these frigid systems, where organisms higher up in the food web like fish do not exist, …

… Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, Keedrian Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start … JGI researchers at the end of their internships, and are summarizing their data in a report. “QSB is grateful to the …

… to right are: [Above] Sara Branco, Asdrubal Burgos, Posy Busby, Hao Chen, Jay Chen, Maureen Coleman and Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren … innovation through genomic discovery across diverse organisms and ecosystems. Scientists are engineering …

… vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too … sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these … around clean energy,  biofuels and bioproducts.  Summary Hydrothermal vents are typically found along mid-ocean …