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… switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious plan to begin to link the plant’s varying traits — height, biomass, …

… 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 research projects — aligned with DOE missions and … grasslands to the metabolic savviness of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean shores. Their …

… Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects can digest plastic. …

… There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone called the rhizosphere. In this episode, …

… Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon's lab has been sampling the microbes of that lake for over 20 years, to understand how the freshwater …

… To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell …

… Twice each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP …

… and their biosynthetic logics to be understood, accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious and resource intensive. This is often due to, for example, tight regulation of biosynthetic gene clusters … that address these issues. Check the scientific program for relevant posters. …

… The JGI is excited to welcome six to the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Facilities (FICUS) program for fiscal year 2026, in … research exploiting a diversity of capabilities to generate datasets beyond what each facility could generate …

… JGI is excited to announce the fifteen scientists selected for our 2024 Community Science Program Annual Call. “It’s exciting to see the diverse portfolio of successful CSP proposals … questions relevant to the DOE’s mission, and I look forward to seeing their outcomes.” The annual CSP call is …

… Ian Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- Maini, Forrest Lefler, Pok Man (Bob) Leung and Huang Li; [middle] … explore microbial and plant interactions across unique ecosystems, from alpine soils to tropical glaciers.  Proposals …