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… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the bench to applying … development workshops on science communication and technical writing while also making new connections with … initiative when school starts in the fall.  Outside of the technical aspect of her project, Hour mentioned that she had …

… (Hall’s panicgrass), by generating two complete genomes from varieties that diverged over a million years ago. The … has deep roots that allow it to access nutrients easily from a variety of soils and has a high tolerance of extreme … like P. hallii , researchers can develop crop improvement techniques that could be applied to switchgrass. Summary …

… proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who translate genomic information into … advancing the bioeconomy.  This year’s project goals range from improving crop productivity for bioenergy through … that could ultimately enable new or more efficient biotechnologies.  Below find a list of the nine researchers …

… symbionts in sulfur-rich mangrove sediments not far from his lab when he first encountered the bacteria. “When I … at relatively high magnification. Using various microscopy techniques, such as hard x-ray tomography, for instance, he … the filaments and the cell membranes in more details. These techniques allowed him to observe novel, membrane-bound …

… to view downloadable pdfs of previous Progress Reports from the Joint Genome Institute.  …

… maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … has extended the possible virophage genome size range from 13.8-29.3 kilobases (Kb) to 10.9-42.3 Kb. Additionally, the gene counts have similarly gone up from 13-25 to 12-39. “Overall,” the team concluded, “we …

… in science and research, two undergraduate students from UC Merced recently had summer internships in Walnut … (NSF) and supports underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. At the 2016 … CAMP students who earned outstanding research awards. From the 99 students who attended, representing 9 UC …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Emily G. Aguirre, Shauna M. Bennett, …   Each year, the JGI solicits novel research projects from PIs who have not led any previously accepted … microbial and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — from Antarctic soils and Icelandic hydrothermal systems to …

… While summer interns at the JGI from multiple programs had their own goals to achieve, they …

… result of the latest call , a total of 70 graduate students from 52 universities were selected to carry out part of … of genomics and JGI scientists are developing cutting edge technologies to answer our most pressing problems. I’m very … also serve as a mentor for another SCGSR awardee, Ian Rambo from Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas-Austin. …

… soil carbon. The process to harvest energy-generating peat from these boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual … National Laboratory, and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology sequenced sphagnum  genomes from plants selected by a team from Duke University, then …

… agile collaboration between the JGI and the information technology company Truss has resulted in the JGI Data Portal , a pilot download experience accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome . Although the Data Portal … are more broadly applicable to the download processes from the other JGI Portals, as well. “For thousands of …