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Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, … their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  … Program (CSP 502951, 2016, Population and evolutionary genomics of host–microbiome interactions in Zostera marina and …

… which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … helps in performing cross-species comparative transcriptomics. *The HudsonAlpha Genome Sequencing Center works with … time course data from two ecotypes of  Panicum hallii and multiple switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) experimental data. …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum C hloroflexota . Research shows that flagella were lost in other … unique array of chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     …

A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental … microbial world through bulk community sequencing (metagenomics) and single-cell genomics, the vast majority of … protocol,  detailed in the journal  Microbiome , combines multiple techniques and was demonstrated using a specific …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of  Miscanthus arose by ancient … abilities to adapt to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The reference genome for  M. sinensis,  …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … wasn’t quite accurate, and maybe anaerobic fungi living in soils or the guts of livestock were more capable than …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient … abilities to adapt to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The reference genome for M. sinensis, and …

… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … the world. That said, we recognize that workforce in genomics, including JGI, is not representative of the diversity … the Women in STEM campus organization and is involved with multiple outreach programs promoting the advancement of …

… ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the … “Once you have a landing pad in a strain, you can deliver multiple types of payloads, such as individual genes, whole … part of the Community Science Program (CSP)  Functional Genomics proposal call. …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … of clonally propagated plants to address these questions.” Multiple collection methods were applied to gather the … “This paper is a combination of really cutting-edge genomics and genetic analysis with large scale data …

During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development enrichment activities. For some … the goal of inspiring students to embark on a career in genomics and to help foster a diverse future workforce in …