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… host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these challenges, since it doesn’t … Nikos Kyrpides at the JGI led a team that combed datasets from around the world, finding over 125,000 partial and … The new database was called IMG/VR. It featured samples from different ecosystems all over the world, including …

… system. The Impact Photosynthesis harnesses carbon captured from the atmosphere in a process that generates energy. The … pathway that would more efficiently remove carbon from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use … a long-term effort to capture and utilize the excess carbon from the atmosphere for producing high value bioproducts. …

… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the bench to applying … mentors, postdoc Yumary Vasquez, was herself a program alum from the 2022 cohort.  The UC Merced interns attended … Prediction and Identification of Mitochondrial Plasmids from DNA Sequence Moitrish Majumdar Mentors: Bikash …

… proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who translate genomic information into … advancing the bioeconomy.  This year’s project goals range from improving crop productivity for bioenergy through …

… to view downloadable pdfs of previous Progress Reports from the Joint Genome Institute.  …

… first paper that describes sorghum’s response to drought, from a large-scale field experiment to uncover the … experiment is led by a consortium involving researchers from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UC … leaf and rhizosphere (soil surrounding the root) samples from the plants at the same time each week over the full …

… in science and research, two undergraduate students from UC Merced recently had summer internships in Walnut … CAMP students who earned outstanding research awards. From the 99 students who attended, representing 9 UC … students and the amazing mentorship they receive from our faculty.” Cristhian and Bryan interned with Zhong …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Emily G. Aguirre, Shauna M. Bennett, …   Each year, the JGI solicits novel research projects from PIs who have not led any previously accepted … microbial and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — from Antarctic soils and Icelandic hydrothermal systems to …

… habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights on … of two strains of fungi Serpula lacrymans – var. lacrymans from Europe and var. shastensis from North America – against a third fungal Serpula species, …

… While summer interns at the JGI from multiple programs had their own goals to achieve, they …

… Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Hokkaido, Japan. From samples of both environments, they used fluorescence  … CRISPR-Cas systems to recognize and remove invaders’ DNA from their own genomes. One of these systems, the …

… soil carbon. The process to harvest energy-generating peat from these boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual … Institute for Biotechnology sequenced sphagnum  genomes from plants selected by a team from Duke University, then tested for heat and pH stress by …