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… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel … of desert grasslands to the metabolic savviness of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean …

… Kathleen Scott, Tiffany Taylor, Setsuko Wakao and Benjamin Woolston. ] Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who … crops through transcriptional network mapping, developing microbial systems to convert renewable feedstocks into …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the terpene synthase gene family across eucalypt … family of enzymes is critical to the synthesis and broad diversity of terpenes. Until recently, studies of the TPS … DP110101621), and an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Sequencing and assembly data …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a … This work was supported by DOE Joint Genome Institute grant  CSP-503076 (IW, HA, and MB) and NSF  1706545 (IW). HA and JW were supported by the Office of Naval Research under grant  N00014-15-1-2785 . JW …

… 2025 Community Science Program Annual Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — from freshwater estuaries reshaped … degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s …

… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … science, energy conversion and water treatment as well as microbial ecology with a focus on metabolism and ecosystem … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and … di-GMP (Guanine Monophosphate) is found in nearly all types of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that … biosensors may eventually lead to ways to improve cellulose-based biofuel synthesis. Additionally, it opens the door to …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … fungi synthesize molecules that are sources of new chemical diversity; the team identified what looked to be three …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … wild Miscanthus lineages to better understand the genetic diversity of the grass, which could help in optimizing … This work was supported by the Energy Biosciences Institute and the DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of … Rambo’s work was overseen by Susannah Tringe, head of the Microbial Systems group. He also worked with Simon Roux and …

… Pictured from left: [Above] Hanin Alzubaidy, Markus Covert, Sheel C. Dodani, Kathryn Fixen, … Joint Genome Institute (JGI) accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who … research to develop  applications ranging from engineering microbial enzymes that unlock novel biochemical pathways, to …