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… is currently a Senior Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had … Genome Engineering Enables Rapid Activation of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters. Nat Microbiol. 4(12):2498-2510. doi: … … Metabolomics Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

… researcher who uses metagenomics to study giant viruses in cold marine environments and is interested in analyzing genes that can impact the metabolism of their hosts. …

… around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their … to customize the crop for additional end products. The genetic diversity within this set of plants, each with a … plant’s traits and genetic diversity,” said John Lovell, an evolutionary biologist at HudsonAlpha and first author of …

In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and …

… switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious … traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, etc. — to its genes. The undertaking took shovels, trucks — and more than …

Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across …

… of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a … JGI data portals and pipelines helped identify potential genes responsible for lignin deconstruction. (The JGI also … structure and functionality on the atomic level, was generated at JBEI and analyzed by the GLBRC. By providing …

… to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly … stresses, and its transcriptome to learn more about which genes expression patterns. The analysis led to the … identification of several transcription factor regulating genes and enzymes that can modify composition of algal …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … 2007, the JGI has been working on identifying switchgrass genes related to biomass production, drought tolerance, and … data portal Phytozome. The combination of field data and genetic information has allowed the research team to …