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Massie S. Ballon is the Communications and Outreach Manager at the JGI. Prior to this role, … in science communication from UC Santa Cruz. She is one of the Biosciences Area representatives to Berkeley …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day … upstream and downstream, which is how the EPA, it’s one of the indices they use for stream health, they look at … The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific …

Over the years, hundreds of interns have come to the JGI from all parts of the globe to gain lab experience and contribute to ongoing projects. In one way or another, they’ve all mentioned how invaluable …

Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping … sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments … genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil fuels. In this … at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research …

Black fungi are microscopic and mighty. They survive everywhere from Antarctica to … harsh conditions. And their survival secrets could one day help other organisms survive hotter, drier climates. …

Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil fuels. In this … at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research …

Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The … polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene families involved in … and cell wall development.  M. polymorpha is also among one of the plants representing 35 major evolutionary plant …