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Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at … America: guayule.  This episode was made in collaboration with our friends at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.       …

The Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference (PAG) takes place January 12-16, 2019, in San … a list of talks relevant to JGI science at PAG XXVII. On January 14, JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz and  KBase Co-PI Bob Cottingham host a  workshop on DOE Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Plant …

Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  …

State Fresno) and two students, Angela and Mark Soghomonian share what it was like to take on one of these genomes.  …

… working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. There he constructed the pipelines for directed finishing and co-led …

The ocean depths are vast and dark. But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal … and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary . Over the next few months, we’ll be revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Over the past 25 years, the JGI has …

The BioSANS instrument is at the Center for Structural Molecular Biology (CSMB) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.   On March 2, 2021, the Environmental … the Biological Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (BioSANS) instrument when applying to the FY2022 EMSL-JGI FICUS call for …

Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) is a powerful technique for studying microbial communities. These experiments can show … more reusable, and more insightful, for the future of studying microbial communities.   …

Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a … food crops and feedstocks for biomass and biofuel production. Learning about the ecology and evolution of  …

… experience from almost 20 years in the Industrial Biotechnology private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started …

Congratulations to the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers at the … sequence of green millet ( Setaria viridis ) in  Nature Biotechnology.  The work also led researchers to identify a … tool to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes. The paper appeared in  …