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… The mission of the Joint Genome Institute is to serve the scientific community as a user facility pioneering functional genomics to solve the most relevant … and readiness to begin work, checking such factors as genome size, polymorphism level, sample quality and …

… users through a BER data ecosystem.  A data ecosystem is a connected resource where data from different organizations is discoverable and accessible. Linking the resources of … institutions like the JGI, KBase, NCBI, NMDC, EMSL and the Protein Data Bank enables predictive ecosystem biology. The …

… 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 roots with genomes from other plant-associated fungi. Their analysis … was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, and …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … energy and environmental challenges. In March 2008, the genome sequence of the forest fungus Laccaria bicolor was … a symbiotic relationship with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to have its genome sequenced. …

… technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … included researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … lipids can make up more than 90 percent of the microbe’s dry weight. In order to better harness these gobs of energy, …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days occur in April: … short — helps plants that have it lose less water in a hot, dry environment. Figuring out how plants evolved to deal …

… natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg … Biotechnology and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), generated genome sequences for nearly 600 green millet plants and …

… of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass … Miscanthus sinensis has been published. Analysis of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple … chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene …

… Program Large-Scale Call, as well as successful submissions to our CSP New Investigator, CSP Functional Genomics, and Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science calls. These documents have been shared … Elucidating Sphagnum microbiome genetic interactions for improved growth at elevated temperatures …

… As an Integrative Genome Science User Facility, the JGI plays a leadership role in providing genome science capabilities to support BER's mission of achieving a predictive understanding of complex …

… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … now getting more scrutiny is how lichen is able to survive drying out to a potato-chip level of crispiness, only to …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … pair with maize, the dominant source of bioethanol, in crop rotation, but soybean ( Glycine max ) also has the advantage … and energy advantages explain why soybean is a flagship genome of the JGI’s Plant Program.    While soybean has …