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… Danielle operates the single-cell genomics pipeline for JGI collaborators. This work combines custom flow cytometric analysis, cell sorting, genome amplification, …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific contribution? This …

… To understand how organisms adapt to extreme environments, Marike Palmer and Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more …

… Over the years, hundreds of interns have come to the JGI from all parts of the globe to gain lab experience and contribute to ongoing projects. In one …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects can digest plastic. So … critters process plastic, to improve plastic recycling by following their lead.            …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were … relationships, and how the mutualistic associations allow host plants, such as candidate  bioenergy feedstock …

… Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Romy Chakraborty, Dawn Chiniquy, Anne Glaesener, Steven Hallam, Marc Hanikenne, Cheryl Kerfeld, Jeffrey Marlow;  [Row 2]: N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, Sabeeha Merchant, … and Allison Werner.   A total of 20 proposals were selected by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Molecular …

… David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This …

… In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome … genome duplication occurs within a single species. By contrast, “allopolyploids” arise when different ancestral … here so that, Session said, other scientists can “follow a step-by-step process to apply it to any genome of …

… Global chocolate brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global … cacao  – the tree that produces cacao beans – was released by a Mars, Inc.-led consortium through the Cacao Genome … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …