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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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better understand how beneficial … control over reproduction was a likely key to this evolutionary transition. Using this model, researchers also … the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The work conducted by the U.S. Department of …

… As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual … Environmental Research “There are two kinds of scientific revolutions,” Ari Patrinos opened with this quote from Thomas … in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in 2018. …

… Streptomyces are nature's chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under … offering new regulatory targets for engineering efforts. Importantly, several of the activated pathways are conserved …

… Since 2019 Dr. Blaby heads the Biodesign Platform at the … National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at University of Florida and UCLA he has worked with a wide range of … B.Sc. (HONS) – University of Wales, Cardiff, Genetics Ph.D. – University of Cambridge., Microbial …

… 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 …