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… Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how … to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved through the annual Community Science Program (CSP) call of … intent submitted. Many of the proposals focus on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the …

… Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, … keen interest in the bioenergy and biotechnology potential of algae, and sampling of the length and breadth of algal …

… You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … will investigate a diverse array of projects, including the genomic dynamics of biofuel-producing fungi, the effects of … such as metatranscriptomics and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to … our agricultural systems could become more sustainable through applications of microbiome science; our water …

… pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … Fellow at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as part of the Marine Microbiology Initiative. She conducted her …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … together for what was then called a JGI Jamboree, a sort of genomic hackathon to annotate a genome. (Hear more from on … sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference …

… user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a set of "secondary metabolites," chemical compounds that often … more than 13 million BGCs in the catalog at the time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for … on secondary metabolites. He is also on the Leadership Team of the National Microbiome Data Collaborative and served as …

… closely with staff to understand the data-intensive nature of JGI workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s … Methodologies workshops. In 2018, Dr. Fagnan was part of the Gordon Bell prizewinning team at the Supercomputing …