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Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The … DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research to determine what genes respond to drought conditions, and how … life cycle of the plant. The first year’s gene expression results were  published in the  Proceedings of the National …

UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was preceded by short final presentations attended by more than 75 JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders of this internship program, this was the largest turnout for …

… plants; at least once during their evolution, the genomes of flowering plants multiply. Over time, plants lose many … Plant. All three  Brachypodium  grasses have small genomes, short life cycles and can be easily transformed, traits that … species,” added Catalan. Overall, Vogel noted, the results suggest that polyploid evolution is occurring slower …

A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The … process to harvest energy-generating peat from these boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual greenhouse gas … but they ultimately yielded answers as to how sex is determined in the moss. Previously it was theorized that sex …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … and poplar are JGI Flagship Plants. Reaping Long-Term Investment Benefits Switchgrass has a large polyploid … accelerated crop improvement. “Because of the DOE’s long-term investment and the effort that has gone into this, …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in … sorts at the Lab. “This project represents part of our long term efforts to contribute towards a diverse workforce and …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern … pathways that we plan to offer to users in the near term,” added JGI Director Nigel Mouncey . Hal Alper will be …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … a 2012 Community Science Program proposal. Joseph Spatafora of Oregon State University led the effort to sequence 1000 …

… to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene … missed using traditional approaches. This novel form of intermediate expression, when used in addition to traditional … from an intermediate level of expression. Similar to the results of the sugar-related tests, they pinpointed multiple …

Workshop The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health sciences and … in learning and sharing concepts, tools and research results in genomics, metagenomics and the human microbiome. …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the waters and clouds of insects hover just above. Described as a “river of grass” … they encompass a wide range of ecosystems ranging from wetlands to tree islands to cattails. In 2018, the US …

Register here The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health sciences and … in learning and sharing concepts, tools and research results in genomics, metagenomics and the human microbiome. …