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… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new … striving for sustainability in lab spaces as well as offices. These efforts dovetail into sustainability … looking at the overall greenhouse gas impacts from all of our operations,” said Brie Fulton, program manager for  …

… is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why twice each year we look for novel … under our Community Science Program.  Below find a list of the first 10 researchers accepted for 2023. Proposals are …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common … by a consortium involving researchers from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during … at the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004. The main object of her research was the symbiont community of a gutless … is the Microbial Science Program Head as well as our Deputy of User Programs. Click to learn more about the program's …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … energy and environmental challenges. Oh, the magical world of the cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have … produced in every corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed …

… 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key … aquatic environments. The Impact A deeper understanding of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to … researchers also generated the first transcriptomic dataset of sexual reproduction in early fungi and discovered genes …

… to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify variations of essential genes in metabolic networks that were missed … This work was funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under Award No. …

… . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple sets of chromosomes (they are “polyploid”) and their complex … to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of modern, genomic breeding in these crops. For diploid …

… Diatoms, a group of tiny algae, are also known as “living opals” because of the strange, beautiful properties of their silica shells. But what genes are responsible for …