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… for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide advanced genomic … A record number of primary users — 2,475 — had active proposals with us, … processed 13,700 metabolomics samples With our users, 247 publications were published   …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … The study’s transcriptomic data also identified many genes potentially important for the symbiosis, including those … has opened the door for more incisive investigations into how lichens function. One of their abilities that’s  …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using … are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of diverse structures. The Impact Zealexins … research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  Sorghum …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … switchgrass genome. DOE’s  Billion Ton Report , identified potential switchgrass production areas across the U.S., … For example, the current version of the genome is assembled into sequences of 5.5 million basepair (bp) in length, while …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … seemingly humble common bean has fueled further research into disease tolerance in crops, drought- and … the bean spawned from this original research is the “slow-darkening” trait. Traditionally beans have had a shelf-life …

… 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 … W. Berkeley Kauffman Project: “ 16s Sequencing of Barcoded Microbial Genomes ” Morgan Lavenstein Bendall : “It’s great …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user … worked closely with both the Fungal & Algal Program and the Microbial Program over the past decade in gene regulatory … we thank them for their advice. Christopher Schadt stepped into the UEC chair role effective March 3; Lizzy Wilbanks …

… before. In 2006, the JGI produced 33 billion base pairs of sequence; by 2023, that number was almost 717 trillion. … large-scale assembly and analysis.   To put these efforts into perspective, we caught up with JGI staff, collaborators … Podcasts ,  Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts) Microbial ecologist and JGI user Trina McMahon has been …

… (CSP) . This includes mass spectrometry-based measurements of primary and secondary metabolites from plants, … Q:  Any advice on normalizing metabolomic data from a whole microbial community, without having cell counts or … data (secondary metabolomics), how can we map it into these networks? A: We use networks based on the …

… During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development enrichment activities. For some … Merced internship program was founded in 2014 with the goal of inspiring students to embark on a career in genomics and …

… Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant Growth … Prediction to Annotate Novel Viruses: the Case of Polintoviruses Josue Duque and mentor Miguel Romero, … own PhD while at UC Merced Christopher Bivins : So coming into this internship, I was really excited to have the …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … research cruises, they dipped their self-closing containers into sea water to sample algal communities along transects … point to this fundamental observation of cold and warm microbial networks, and just how clear and stark the …