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… more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids with two genome copies, one … copies from additional parents or duplication, also known as “polyploidy,” is common among flowering plants; at least once during their evolution, the genomes of flowering …
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Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a … AT, Blaby-Haas CE. (2024) Machine learning sheds light on microbial dark proteins. Nature Rev Micro 22, 63. Davidi L, …
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As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 … of the institution. Their talks shed light on how the JGI was established, all that it has contributed, and what … manager in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in …
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… mentors Zhong Wang and Bryce Foster Sivagunalan Thamilarasan and mentors Zhong Wang and Bryce Foster Feng Yu and … Coclet and Simon Roux Tyrome Sweet and mentor Jonelle Basso Yumary Vasquez and mentor Juan C. Villada Natalie Meacham and mentor …
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… open access ecological data to better understand how U.S. ecosystems are changing. Through the “Facilities … call. Q&A from the Webinar: Q(uestion): Can I apply as a postdoc, or do I need a faculty member as PI? A(nswer: The FICUS program is open to scientists at …
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… have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … help solve energy and environmental challenges. Switchgrass is a native, shrubby grass that can grow year-over-year on marginal soil and with …
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… fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent … take in more nutrients to fuel growth. The Impact Over the last 40 years, summer sea ice in the Arctic has decreased by … as well as contributing to nutrient cycling in these ecosystems. Researchers studied P. psychrophila’ s stress …
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Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi from the School of Natural … the UC Merced School of Natural Sciences in honor of the occasion. To a packed conference room of this year’s program … Ben Cole, a project scientist in Visel’s Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions Group who has mentored several of the …
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… to tree health and carbon storage — skills that matter increasingly as the climate warms. However, these are complicated … to support a forest, and species vary across Earth’s ecosystems. Recently, in work published in New …
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… have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … of beans may not seem to amount to much, the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is actually a vital source of protein in many food-insecure countries around the globe, as well as a cash crop essential to their economies. It also …
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In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome Institute with … University of California, Berkeley. Nowadays, Session is an Assistant Professor at Binghamton University in New York. He … are present in more than two copies, a condition known as polyploidy. The multiple copies arise from past genome …
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Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying and breeding varieties that have high … across a range of environments is becoming increasingly important for food, fuel and other applications, and … effort to improve the emerging bioenergy crop switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), which has established 10 …
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