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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … Community Science Project proposal with JGI, in which she’s studying a special kind of plant metabolism. This … what genetic features make CAM possible. So, she’s studying yuccas, a group of plants in the Agave family with …

… with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly complex — making it difficult to grasp a deeper … of a genome sequence generated through the OGG. For a long time, C-fern has served as a model for studying ferns and for teaching plant biology. It is typical …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new genetic mapping … species that have been separated for millions of years. The study highlights the genes that could be used to make other …

… New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. … involving bacteria in Arabidopsis plant roots. At the same time, Lawrence worked with Nicole Johnson in Wang’s group on …

… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … and her own as an early career researcher. “We were able to study hydrocarbon biosynthesis at a scale that would …

… Kaushal Sharma, one of five Antioch High School rising juniors who participated in internships at the DOE Joint Genome Institute this summer … his student’s contributions as reviewing close to 3,800 metagenomes to verify geographic locations and assign …

… led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … outline the questions they asked – and answered – in the study that recently appeared in the Proceedings of the … Where did the 8X variant come from? Did they arise multiple times or does their broad distribution indicate multiple, …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … into the world of evolutionary biology. And around that time, a collaborative internship program between the JGI and … slides and anticipating the inevitable questions about the study’s methods and analysis, Lawrence is spending time on …

… Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals … resulting from 95 letters of intent. For the first time, 63 percent of the accepted proposals come from … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of … dwarfing the diversity of plants. To put this evolutionary timescale in perspective, the genus Aspergillus has been … allows for revealing patterns that would be invisible when studying species in isolation. The comparative power has …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new … rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the genomic … to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the fungus has responded to …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of his research was … experience.” As he finalizes his dissertation, he noted his time with the JGI has shaped his post-graduate school plans. …