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… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. … microbiome. In work  reported in  Applied and Environmental Microbiology , the researchers engineered root …

… Dr. Visel joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on … our seven science program — their areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … formulation and implementation of scientific policy, engaging in interactions with the scientific community at large. …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the … large-scale multi-institutional JGI projects and resulting publications that Grimwood contributed to include: A 2021 … As well as the seminal Human Genome Project DOE Chromosome publications: The DNA sequence and biology of human …

… Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 participants in an online workshop to … Lab’s Biological Systems and Engineering), to assign microbial taxa (Andrew Tritt of CRD and, independently, Ying …

… to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Sorghum stands out as a candidate … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have … genes than found in the single reference genome, including traits useful for adapting to harsh conditions. 2019: JGI …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The … yields and improving their abilities to adapt to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The reference … genes provided by these chromosomes can contribute to novel traits. M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of …

… Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay … JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further …     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome … start-up funds from UF to S.F.M.; microMORPH Cross-Disciplinary Training Grant, Sigma-Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research, and …

… Earth's fungal kingdom. The manuscript reviews about 200 publications linking evolutionary history and innovations … struggle to identify and classify new species from environmental samples. Meanwhile, even well-studied genomes … novel enzymes and metabolites, enable prediction of fungal traits and capabilities, and help develop sustainable …

… Can plants help humans attain a renewable energy future? Can they help lock away more … Laboratory, believes they can. And, what’s more, that using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Chlamydomonas is a single-celled … sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference …

… 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 plan to begin to link the plant’s varying traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, etc. — to its …