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… As set out in the JGI Five-Year Strategic Plan – “Beyond Basepairs, A Vision for Integrative and  Collaborative Genome Science” – through … to inspire more students to enter the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce. In doing so, …

… those recognized by Clarivate Analytics as “true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by … Biotechnology.  The work also led researchers to identify a gene related to seed dispersal in wild populations for the …

… switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious … traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, etc. — to its genes. The undertaking took shovels, trucks — and more than …

… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of … across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, this study … burned soils had in common.  To complete this analysis, a multi-institutional team of researchers collected soil …

… Since 2018, Mr. Wilson has served as the Systems Engineering Group lead.   The group is responsible for … BS in BioEngineering, University of California, Berkeley …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for … conditions. They identified 511 new or recently discovered genera of bacteria and archaea. Many of the samples shared a … communities, with possible applications in biogeochemical engineering,  biofuel production and more. …