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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … ( Glycine max ) also has the advantage of reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer. These impressive environmental and … of Missouri said he and his colleagues had identified 1,110 genes involved in lipid metabolism.  “There’s still a lot of …

A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley … from the ACTIVE SITES Research Center (ACSI), the Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) of the University … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program … the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the … the Lab. “This project represents part of our long term efforts to contribute towards a diverse workforce and …

The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed … a timeline like this, researchers would normally craft a genetic clock based on its divergence with a  different …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are … carbon captured from the atmosphere in a process that generates energy. The MPI team ultimately aims to develop an …

Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are … conditions. They identified 511 new or recently discovered genera of bacteria and archaea. Many of the samples shared a …

New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC Merced … Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … could be considered.” Olmstead’s project focused on the genetic mechanisms of chemotaxis in the Arabidopsis …

New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the bioeconomy, leveraging … to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of … DOE Office of Science user facility with broader national efforts to promote and stimulate a bioeconomy, where …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments … loss of cell walls and a complex pattern of evolution for genes related to eating plant compounds in both the oceanic …

… discovery pipeline and enrichment metagenomics for terrestrial protists. These approaches enable novel … . Camargo A. et al. 2023. Identification of mobile genetic elements with geNomad. Nature Biotechnology . Schulz … academic achievements (2008) … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

… cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple … lifestyles found in the Antarctic lakes and offers a genetically-tractable model system that could help … of an obligate symbiont—entirely dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate …

Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying … Mol. Microbiol. 87, 1223-1236. PubMed … Education … Publications …