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… is now applying his internship lessons on presentations to peatlands Travis Lawrence sits in his backyard in … from northern California and one of the first students to participate in the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)-UC … of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the …

… and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So they’ve looked into wasps that program oak trees to raise their young in … they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find out more about these weird little pods. …

… our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water and less fertilizer. Grasses do better … plant biologists James Schable, Guangchao Sun and Vladimir Torrres have looked into traits that could transfer from …

… components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, … historically been less of a resource to be extracted and more of an obstacle to breaking them down.  Lignin is a …

… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with little or no … of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of with more than 8,300 organisms from multiple sources, including …

… of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further confirmed by desire to pursue a STEM career, specifically in a government lab. …

… from reseachers who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics … leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. … metabolic pathways that could ultimately enable new or more efficient biotechnologies.  Below find a list of the …

… and Alabama A&M University piloted an internship program to bring students to the JGI for research training experience. Enabled by the … with fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below. …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … amount of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE … complex switchgrass genome. The reference genome built off more than a decade of work; as sequencing technologies …

… policies and practices that affect users and their access to technical capabilities JGI offers, as well as proposal … the organization of the JGI Annual Meeting. Any investigator who has been an active user of the JGI at any time in … to the UEC. Members serve three-year terms and can serve no more than two consecutive terms. In September, the JGI …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into … some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The … of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene regulatory pathways used by … carbohydrates, and then convert them into simple sugars. More importantly, when faced with a veritable buffet of …