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… Tomas uses traditional cultivation methods along with microscopy and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our understanding …

… work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, … providing a reference sugarcane  genome , the JGI provides foundational genetic information that crop breeders can use … works in sugarcane could help protect other crops facing similar pathogens. Summary Many plants, sugarcane included, …

… how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across … State University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based undergraduate resource … Hess, also the chair of the JGI User Executive Committee, on how that study went from the lab to the classroom. …

… Gary Trubl, a virologist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, wants to understand how viruses impact the …

… research projects with JGI mentors. In this episode, hear two interns from the 2021 cohort describe their deep dives into genomics, computational tools, and big data.  …

… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards the sequencing, annotation, … AB in Physics, Princeton University, NJ MS in Theoretical Physics, Cornell … Cornell University, NY Postdoctoral scientist, IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY …

… Gareth Gillard, Audrey Goeckner, Jennifer Goff, Sarah Gonzalez Henao, Yang Hai, Julia G. Harenčár, Sarah Hu; [Row … metatranscriptomics and genome assembly to investigate microbial and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — … including biological routes for critical minerals recovery, microbial pathways for high-value bioproducts, and …

… On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI Engagement: Accessing Functional Genomics Capabilities Webinar inviting researchers to … with feasibility notes go to peer review, which is very similar to the regular grant application approval process. …

… in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone called the rhizosphere. In this episode, biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has your backstage pass. …

… This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve covered the specialized software and …

… shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to … cumulatively called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and … enzymes highly efficient at making use of those other two components, which requires getting through the lignin.  …