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… Pictured from left: [Above] Hanin Alzubaidy, Markus Covert, Sheel C. Dodani, Kathryn Fixen, … advancing the bioeconomy. This year's projects span diverse areas of  biological research to develop  applications … to exploring how microbes metabolize and mobilize rare earth elements and other high-value resources. Enabled …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day … thus allowing them to spread across most of the plant’s ecosystems. The Impact For decades, the liverwort  M. … ) conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a DOE …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana … Summary A plant is like an office building, its roots are akin to the ground floor lobby. People walking into the …

… fees: Regular attendees  (LBNL and external): $400  Industry: $450  Students and postdocs (including LBNL students and postdocs): $250      Hosted by … A key outcome will be a a compelling position paper, and we are pleased to have Nature Microbiology editor Kyle …

… P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga … pockets and melt pools, and within the water column. They are also the primary producers in the marine food web, … as well as contributing to nutrient cycling in these ecosystems. Researchers studied P. psychrophila’ s stress …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants … to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to the traditional way, which leverages an … biofuel production, glycerol and galactose. Although they are historically well-studied, Alper’s team discovered new …

… Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI … Hear from five of the Summer 2019 interns, who briefly shared their experiences below. Name: Noelle Anderson Class … internship with the JGI had on your plans to pursue a STEM career?
 Doing the JGI internship has given me a great …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While conducting early field studies related … Merced Genomics Internship Program, first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity … across the California-Baja coast and spots where they are most abundant are Monterey, San Diego, and Puerto …

… A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The … microbes help regulate the planet’s nutrient cycles and are potentially of use in fields ranging from agriculture to … are often less diverse than those within more moderate ecosystems. A few years ago, a candidate bacterial lineage …

… Successful Community Science Program (CSP) Applications Webinar inviting researchers to submit white papers to the CSP  … us with your questions ([email protected]) Carefully read our proposal call description and ensure your … goals, experimental design, and plan for data utilization are clear. Contact JGI staff for feedback before submitting …

… the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a … wasn’t quite accurate, and maybe anaerobic fungi living in soils or the guts of livestock were more capable than … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research …

… highly complex sugarcane genome . 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 … sorghum and maize, sugarcane can grow on nutrient-poorer soils and does not need to be planted annually. The modern …