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Engagement Webinar: What Can You Do With An Approved CSP Functional Genomics Call Proposal?
On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI Engagement: Accessing … the Community Science Program’s  Functional Genomics call for proposals .  On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science … really fully exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard …
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Dealing with Drought: Uncovering Sorghum’s Secrets
Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The … by a growing human population and increasing demand for agricultural products.  Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is …
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Marine Microbe Contains Multitudes
A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … help regulate the global carbon cycle — fixing, transforming, and respiring carbon. Understanding the metabolisms …
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JGI Hosts GPU Hackathon in May
WHEN: May 6-10, 2019 WHERE: JGI With DOE investments in graphical processing unit (GPU)-based high-performance computing resources, an upcoming hackathon led by … Computing Facility (OLCF), NVIDIA, and the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …
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A Grass Model to Help Improve Giant Miscanthus
Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been … of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research under Award Number DE-SC0018420. The …
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Discovery and ecogenomic context of a global Caldiserica-related phylum active in thawing permafrost, Candidatus Cryosericota phylum nov., Ca. Cryosericia class nov., Ca. Cryosericales ord. nov., Ca. Cryosericaceae fam. nov., comprising the four species
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Notes on the Microbial Diversity of Puerto Nuevo’s Coastline
Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While conducting early field … UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first …
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Busting the Unbreakable Lignin
New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components … to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, … is also affiliated with JBEI. The JGI data portals and pipelines helped identify potential genes responsible for …
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The Genome of the Acid Soil-Adapted Strain Rhizobium favelukesii OR191 Encodes Determinants for Effective Symbiotic Interaction With Both an Inverted Repeat Lacking Clade and a Phaseoloid Legume Host
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JGI@25: Mapping Switchgrass Traits with Common Gardens
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE mission, switchgrass is among …
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Genome sequences of key bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes: Xenorhabdus cabanillasii DSM17905, Xenorhabdus ehlersii DSM16337, Xenorhabdus japonica DSM16522, Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferii DSM18168, and Xenorhabdus mauleonii DSM17908
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Sequencing Sphagnum Leads to Discovery of Sex Chromosomes
A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The … by minimizing flood risks and filtering water. Peat formed there over thousands of years sequesters more carbon … male plants showed dramatic variation when under those same environmental stressors — with some thriving and others …
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