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… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … one of the two main branches of fungi); another is a photosynthetic microbe, tucked in the fungus’ tissue. If …

… Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short … to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) … by incorporating short sequences from infecting viruses and phages. In the event of a new infection, the microbes use …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint … changed a lot of things because I had never known what a MD/PhD program was. After that meeting, I was thinking ‘I don’t …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, … his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology Implementation Lead, he directs a multidisciplinary team responsible for …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user … on the UEC and we thank them for their advice. Christopher Schadt stepped into the UEC chair role effective March 3; Lizzy Wilbanks assumed the vice chair …

… Dr. Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a partnership … discovery, design, and engineering. She earned her PhD in Microbiology and Cell Science in 2011 from the … University of Florida, working with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … lands and to tolerate stressors such as drought and temperatures. Summary Images of giant miscanthus often … the University of California, Berkeley and the HudsonAlpha Center for Biotechnology. Most plants are diploids with …

… During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in … enjoyed the chance to develop new skills needed for their PhD research. And for the first time in this program’s …

… methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter … and lead to cell death and/or profound changes in the cell physiology during infection.” While all RNA viruses have a … clear that a larger collaborative effort would be far more effective in achieving higher quality results compared to …

… New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. Department of Energy … Office of Science user facility, Keedrian Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start …

… most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … Lab), with assistance from partners at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the Arizona Genomics … of the diversity present in R570 but shows the genomic effects of breeding practices that transformed sugarcane …