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… system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling … how the enzyme operates. It works as a two-part complex, along with a regulatory accessory protein and multiple … range of constructs based on sequences for MAR enzymes from different organisms to support this system.  Based on the …

… vigilant stewardship as JGI’s Operations Deputy has come to a close as this previously retired Naval Commander … impact on her, “that you started building relationships across the Laboratory, and the way that you did it really … with BioEPIC, the building that is slated to rise alongside the IGB. …

… An improved genome assembly to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The … tissues. DNA and RNA sequencing were conducted by the JGI, along with genome assembly and annotation. Genome contiguity … have similar numbers of genes. The team hypothesizes the difference might not be due to repeated sequences, but …

… crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence … With a full genome sequence, researchers have been able to look into soybean’s strengths – along with a fungus that threatens this important crop. Hear …

… Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … how an interdisciplinary collaboration between three different principal investigators (PIs) harnessed JGI’s DNA … more than 10 papers, including two Nature Plants publications, in five years, have come out of the …

… Dr. Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a … with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in bacteria and leveraging molecular biology and reverse genetics to test those hypotheses. From 2011 – 2015, she worked with …

… The JGI’s Community Science Program gives researchers access to all kinds of sequencing, ‘omics and bioinformatics capabilities — and it’s open to scientists at any career stage, anywhere in the world, … Miranda Harmon-Smith, who helps shepherd CSP projects along. …

… To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, … Health) and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) have worked to replace yeast’s native chromosomes with synthetic … international collaboration, with some artistic endeavors along the way. Eventually, the goal is to create an entirely …

… “polyploid”) and their complex genomes are more difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of … the genes involved in sugar production and for identifying different variants on different chromosomes, information … sorghum and maize, sugarcane can grow on nutrient-poorer soils and does not need to be planted annually. The modern …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.   Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The …

… wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant … , in Nature Biotechnology . Kellogg and her colleagues, along with researchers at the HudsonAlpha Institute for … also identified a gene associated with leaf angle, which determines how much sunlight leaves can get and in turn serves …