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… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … particular interest to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). By better understanding how poplar responds to its intimate … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …

… June 24-28: Module 2/Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health … in state-of-the-art analytical methods in this area, by means of theoretical lectures and seminars as well as …

… initiatives new to the JGI. Projects must be independent of ongoing JGI proposals, and lead PIs cannot have been lead … projects will provide pilot data to assess feasibility of a novel approach or form the foundation for a large-scale … and analysis will be provided for free to the PI by the Department of Energy’s funding of the JGI. There is …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … nine countries. Learn more about the Hungate1000 work led by AgResearch collaborators Bill Kelly and Sinead Leahy and … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using …

… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … and environmental remediation—all priorities identified by the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research … the bioeconomy, we are engaging with diverse and new user communities. And everything that we do will continue to be …

… and predictive biology, modeling and biodesign — questions of relevance to DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research … While applications will be accepted that address any aspect of these mission areas, priority will be given to projects … merit, DOE mission relevance, proposed data usage by the applicant/community, and track record of the …

… A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, … some, including shrub willow  Salix purpurea , employ the evolutionary strategy we are far more familiar with: … for the next generation. Understanding the mechanisms by which they reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For …

… before. In 2006, the JGI produced 33 billion base pairs of sequence; by 2023, that number was almost 717 trillion. Last year, the … Podcasts ,  Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts) Microbial ecologist and JGI user Trina McMahon has been … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria … plant fibers. But are they both actually doing the job? By analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that …

… potential carbon cycling impact.   The Science Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system … as “an unparalleled model system for ecological and evolutionary genomics .” Understanding the nature and …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a … specific catches. A similar technique has been developed by researchers led by Tanja Woyke at the U.S. Department of … characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they …

… DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. Department of Energy … Distinguished Graduate Internship Program. Conceived by Wang and Visel, the program challenges UC Merced graduate … I’ll take that knowledge back with me.” Now a second-year evolutionary biology student in David Ardell’s lab, he also …