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… Global chocolate brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global … fungal infections. That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s … will be cocoa for chocolate tomorrow In 2010, a draft first genome of  Theobroma cacao  – the tree that produces cacao …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida … school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … the latest molecular techniques to learn more about the microbial communities in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the … of secondary metabolites which play a part in biotic and abiotic stress responses. Overall, this study improves our … across eucalypts. Improved knowledge of the evolution and selection of this gene family may help researchers …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The … PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a … break down PCE into the chemical compound ethene. Applying genome sequencing and analysis, the researchers identified …

… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI … genomics pipeline that provides JGI users access to the genomes of uncultured microbes.  His group also handles the … that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … enabled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, …

… In 2003, Dr. Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in …

… was the last major crop without a reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the … most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … and offered a way for researchers to study the planet’s microbial diversity, much of which remains unknown and … year, the JGI team reported the first closed and finished genome derived from an uncultured bacterial single cell – a …