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Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock … A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for … its habitat range, but at what cost? In the following guest piece, postdoctoral researcher Joseph Napier from the …

We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects can digest …

Originally conceived as a UC Merced graduate student summer research experience at … than 80 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of numerous JGI scientists. Interns say their experiences …

Biotech Partners provides integrated and high-touch programs that empower underrepresented … They encourage students to pursue personal, academic, and professional development experiences through in-classroom …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a model for …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the … this polar environment. This cycle suggests a reliance on photosynthesis to maintain nutrient cycling that evolved …

… 2024 was a year of first, including the flagship internship program … their mentors and fellow interns. Inspired by the success of the UC Merced internship program, they left the JGI more …

CalTeach is a program for undergraduate majors interested in developing a deep understanding of STEM teaching & learning. Their coursework focuses on … local classrooms and tutoring centers. Cal Teach offers a minor in Science and Math Education, as well as a …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … for every family of fungi. In the following guest piece, JGI user Ying Chang in the Spatafora lab describes …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … a powerhouse. Rumen microbes have the ability to break down hardy plant cell walls and therefore hold clues to how … assembly of small DNA fragments into larger and coherent pieces called contigs — into genes and even into genomes — …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management … project for his class of 18 juniors.  He got turned down consistently, with one of his favorite answers being, … the specifics. It took the coming together of many unlikely pieces across the United States to enable the class to …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … like tiny natural engineers with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle carbon. They were part of an … these bacteria lack complete biochemical pathways to break down plant material on their own, they likely cooperate with …