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… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi … expanded to include UC Merced undergraduate students through the California Alliance for Minority Participation …

Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal Methane … archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global … collaborated with the JGI on a proposal using this approach through the Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … the most biomass to date of any such strain, identified through a screening and characterization pipeline. The …

… mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant … is Dr. Yi Zhai, and I’m currently working on the effect of plant root exudates in the rhizosphere and microbiome. … this work is essential for improving crop resilience through climate change. Ti’Yanna Watson: The best part about …

Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate … 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 has …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … is displacing these important cold-water communities of algae with warm-adapted ones, a trend that threatens to … sequenced their RNA transcripts. All sequencing was done through the JGI Community Science Program . Using an ecology …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … is a kind of movable feast being deconstructed as it goes through the honey bee gut. Early on, monosaccharide sugars … It’s like giving everyone a fork — all strains can potentially dig in, even if they were too lazy to produce …

… to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA … RNA virus sequences. Using this workflow, the team combed through more than 5,000 data sets of RNA sequences …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The …

… virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and … (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes . The Impact The …

A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists … were reliable. In an elegant, quantitative screen, the team designed a pool of sgRNA sequences: six for every gene in …

JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the … JGI’s operations). At the JGI, that translated to sorting through the stuff accumulated in offices, labs, lockers, and …