Search

… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … and innovative environment where collaboration and research discovery are at the forefront.” Mentors: Rex Malmstrom, …

… and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple sets of chromosomes … genomes are more difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of modern, genomic breeding in … sorghum and maize, sugarcane can grow on nutrient-poorer soils and does not need to be planted annually. The modern …

… – $250 Students & Postdocs – $200 Regular Rates (begin September 19, 2026) General & Berkeley Lab Attendee – $300 Students & Postdocs – $250   Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the 5th Viral EcoGenomics and Applications (VEGA) … VEGA 26 will take place at the UC Berkeley MLK Building, in the East Pauley Ballroom, November 18–19, 2026. The …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … immediately spurred further research and additional discoveries. Stacey noted that even prior to the sequence … Glycine max on Phytozome …

… A collaborative team led by Geoffrey Schiebinger at the University of British Columbia, Philip Benfey … University and Uwe Ohler at   Humboldt Universität zu Berlin   has developed an atlas that maps gene expression … by neighboring cells in these processes.   One of the study’s co-authors is  Benjamin Cole , a research scientist …

… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. … reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For example, discovering genetic markers of sex enables scientists to … plant biologist at West Virginia University (WVU), led the study’s international team, which included scientists from …

… The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … hundreds of microalgae are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes … can rapidly create genetic variation in its progeny. The study’s transcriptomic data also identified many genes …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on presentations to peatlands … slides and anticipating the inevitable questions about the study’s methods and analysis, Lawrence is spending time on …