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… invites undergraduate and graduate students to engage in real, impactful research projects with JGI mentors. In this episode, hear two interns from the 2021 cohort describe their deep dives into genomics, computational tools, and big data.  …

… their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI … further confirmed by desire to pursue a STEM career, specifically in a government lab. My favorite thing is the … Paropkari, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Tanja Woyke & Jessica Jarett, Single Cells Group “My experience at JGI has exposed me …

… sorghum as an edible grain. But there are some sorghum varieties, grown on marginal land with little water, which were developed specifically to turn their biomass into sustainable biofuel and bioproducts. John Mullet, a biologist at Texas A&M …

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,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced …

This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a … biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why she works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its genome, and … in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed … methods in conjunction with microfluidics into a powerful tool to address many of the research questions …

Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … material for a wide range of fuels and chemicals. To get to that point, industrial facilities will need … a whole heap of microbes, each potentially contributing to powerful biomass processing. “So if you peer inside a poop …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to …

Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … Germany, where he developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene expression analysis in multicellular … novel computational and experimental sequence-based methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a … functional characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, … they uncovered a novel cellulose-degrading bacterium typically found in low abundances. The Impact Microbes are known …

JGI’s Community Science Program gives researchers access to all kinds of sequencing, ‘omics and bioinformatics capabilities — and … and the environment several times a year. A few proposal calls have deadlines coming up – in January, March, and …

… data would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s … Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system … evolutionary genomics .” Understanding the nature and genetic basis of functional traits in sphagnum growth and …