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Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By … resilient crop varieties able to grow in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land … ancient algae already possessed genetic tools to cope with environmental stresses such as drought and nutrient …

Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wilbanks of the University of … lead on PNNL’s Soil Microbiome SFA. She serves as Secretary within the Microbial Ecology Section of the Ecological … early career users on the UEC. As a user of the JGI and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, another DOE …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. In March 2008, the genome sequence … journal Nature . The mushroom has a symbiotic relationship with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to …

From left to right: [above] Olivia Ahern, Adriana Corales, Hugh Cross, Megan … projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) missions in: sustainable …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental ch allenges. Methane emissions are a massive … livestock — specifically, from the methane-making microbes within their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a … to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges.   Usually, plants have the upper … of California Santa Barbara. So plants don’t break down without a fight, but it’s an important battle to fine-tune. …

For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that … home office (garage). There, standing at a safe distance, with proper face covering, was JGI’s Administrative Services … by the leadership of the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research: Sharlene Weatherwax; Associate …

A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex … chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most … , employ the evolutionary strategy we are far more familiar with: differentiating into male and female sexes. For the …