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… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More … 2019 in Nature Communications , two research teams joined forces and data sets to describe bacterial genomes for … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed … This study was supported by a PhD scholarship from the China Scholarship …

… Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock … of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of … Switchgrass has multiple naturally occurring ploidy levels, called cytotypes, across the species. These are primarily …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science … genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … advances in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained … the lignin behind. The brown rot Serpula lacrymans is typically found in spruce and other conifers in boreal forests. …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy … This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of …

… Since 2018, Mr. Wilson has served as the Systems Engineering Group lead.   The group is responsible for developing and supporting applications that span the lifecycle of activities at JGI - proposal submission and review, … BS in BioEngineering, University of California, Berkeley …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … Lab) were on the scene collecting samples. Terry Hazen, a former Berkeley Lab environmental biologist and current …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … produced in environments without oxygen through a process called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components … to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, cumulatively called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of …

… More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi from …

… Educational training technologies provide opportunities for students and professors alike The Science In  PLoS Pathogens , a team of … MycoEd receives organizational and developmental support from KBase (The … National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network for Undergraduate Biology Education (Award # 2418285) and …