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… as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – … person needs establish the culture of workforce safety and diversity and working together and making a welcoming and … did that successfully, you did that with tremendous grace under pressure.” Horst Simon touched upon the overheated …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Figuring out how plants evolved to deal with hot and dry conditions could help us to one day develop plants that are … the carbon dioxide they need. Karolina is working to better understand what genetic features make CAM possible. So, …

… 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 … (nuclear magnetic resonance) data, gathered using magnetic fields to diagnose electronic structure and functionality on …

… 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 …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … methane as an energy source.  Until recently, our understanding of these methanogenic microorganisms was … hot springs, an extreme environment with low genetic diversity that would help narrow down potential sources of …

… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, … materials. Before joining the JGI, Dr. Yoshikuni was co-founder and chief science officer at a clean technology …

… from soil metagenomes compared to other methods. The Impact Understanding how individual microbes interact with each … been utilizing metagenomics as a way to study a collection of hard-to-culture microbes, but the efficacy of this … by the Banfield lab in collaboration with the JGI), human microbiomes, natural oil seeps in Santa Barbara, Calif., and …

… survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … into the insect’s bloodstream that quickly kill the host. Understanding exactly how P. luminescens and its secondary … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell … that she would like to help advance JGI efforts aimed at “understanding complex communities and symbioses relevant to … noted, “I would also like to offer my insights in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in STEM disciplines to …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science … found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists … fine-tune their engineering efforts of both plants and root microbiomes to grow energy crops more efficiently. Summary …

… Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches implicated in developmental …

… 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. …