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… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants … 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for innovations in sustainable agriculture and clean energy. …

… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science Program call of the U.S. …

… Can plants help humans attain a renewable energy future? Can they help lock … using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …

… Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil fuels. In this … Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research …

… Dr. Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular … joint user capability between the JGI and Molecular Foundry for genome-encoded biomaterial discovery, design, and … PhD, Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida NIH Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA …

… During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research … in professional development enrichment activities. For some students in the 2021 cohort, this was their first … Blurring the Line Between Plasmids and Phages …

… JGI researchers demonstrate how their laboratory and data science efforts support users, advance foundational science and enable … to advance biotechnology. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility supported by the …

… Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock … A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of … More genome copies in switchgrass leads to increased climate flexibility …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have … Learn more on the EPICON project … Plant Datasets … Also on Phytozome …

… Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced worked closely with … language processing techniques to categorize genetic information. Learn more about their work here in a series of … Intern: Sidharth Babu (undergraduate) Mentor: Zhong Wang Click the image …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and the University of California, Santa Barbara and a gift from the Gordon and …

… Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. In this role he supervises … Together, these teams provide analysis support and R&D for production and user science. He received his Ph.D. from … Nottingham University, UK PhD in Genomics, University of Cambridge, UK Postdoctoral training Wellcome Trust Sanger …