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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … explain why soybean is a flagship genome of the JGI’s Plant Program.    While soybean has desirable properties as … are developing traits with key partners, both Corteva and Bayer, and that’s going really well. And having the sequence …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … seeks other enzymes in the CRISPR-Cas system. For the past few years they have partnered with JGI’s Microbiome … Cas9 with increased lifetime in human plasma. Nat Commun. 2017 Nov 10;8(1):1424. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01408-4. …

… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental … aerial surface of plants, is a comparatively understudied area of forest ecosystems as past studies have mainly focused on root-associated …

… latest article, published January 27, is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable … invited to present her work in London in December 2018 at a Symposium at the Royal Society. The editors at the Nature … authors of these pieces to represent diversity in research area, gender, as well as stage of professional development. …

… JGI’s large-scale call included algal genomics as a focus area, and one of the accepted proposals came from Chris … relevant species. Another focus area was inter-organismal interactions, and two fungal proposals focus on symbiotic … Many fungi have beneficial symbiotic relationships with plants and bacteria; in many instances, fungal physiology is …

… of Delaware. Along with the existing UEC members, their areas of study span the research interests of the JGI’s user … Baxter is a principal investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, where his group focuses on … who has been an active user of the JGI at any time in the past two fiscal years is eligible for election to the UEC. …

… New Investigator proposal was recently approved through the JGI Community Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to drought. …

… The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and … membrane lipids, suggesting they rely on  Hrr. lacusprofundii for them. One of the most distinctive features of the …

… and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the Max … University of California, Merced. Dr. Visel also served as JGI Interim Director from March 2016 – March 2017.   … Click to learn more about our seven science program — their areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In … snow drain into such bodies of water before heading out to bays and oceans. While river microbes are critical to … systems, these communities remain understudied. Through the JGI’s Community Science Program, Colorado State University …

… of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants provide photosynthesized carbon, while … researchers have been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA sequencing to understand … them to understand gene expression within circular capture areas roughly 55-microns in diameter — about the width of a …

… Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new group at the Lab, … Garden Club, hosted a DIY Succulent Workshop and Plant Sale. All year, the JGI helps support finding solutions to clean energy and … and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and …