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… a chemical and biological engineer at the University of California Santa Barbara. So plants don’t break down without a … that biomass could serve as the starting material for a wide range of fuels and chemicals. To get to that … tools beyond biomass breakdown, extending into biochemical production.    Over time, as these projects have delivered …

… works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in genome improvement … 12 plants, which are JGI Flagship Plants, mostly related to biofuels and feedstocks. And then we expanded that to … genes. It provides detailed functional annotations, protein homologs, plant family information, and a genome …

… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications. … carbon and nitrogen cycles, break down plant mass (think biofuels ), enhance plant health, cause diseases, and … publications ,” emphasized Markus Göker, who managed the production of genomic DNA at DSMZ for GEBA-Actino and …

… within their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and … methane-emissions as well as efficient engineering of biofuels. Since 2010, the JGI has partnered with researchers … chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using microbial …

… joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and … genomics is targeted towards the development of improved biofuel feedstocks and understanding and ultimately …

… and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in … the National Microbiome Data Collaborative’s EDGE platform. The Impact In order to gain more insights into Earth’s … This is because MGEs can affect a microbe’s ability to cycle nutrients or produce new chemicals. They can also …

… stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into seagrass meadows' carbon sequestration with insights from Adam Healey and Xiao …