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… system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with … multiply. Over time, plants lose many genes after such events, returning their genomes to a diploid state while … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut … labs in Building 100 were silent. Twenty years after the JGI united the genomics expertise of three national labs in … three years ago. For JGIers, the moving process began in 2017 with annual one-day cleanups. During those days, they …

… 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 …

In the ocean’s North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, microbes tend to stay localized at different depths. But … and 2016. At Station ALOHA , site of the 30-years-long Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT), they collected samples of the … at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … green sharpshooter. In 2012, single cells isolated from the microbes found in the oil plume from Deepwater Horizon oil … microbial lineages from a variety of environments. In 2017, the first New Lineages of Life (NeLLi) workshop was …

Click to learn more about our seven science program — their areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … Ph.D. (Dr. … and implementation of scientific policy, engaging in interactions with the scientific community at large. … 2021 … a regulator of lipid metabolism in microalgae .  Nature Plants 1: 15107 Lupiáñez DG, Kraft K, Heinrich V, Krawitz P, …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … use Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in plant genomics, because it is an inbred dicot,” Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to …

… water-quality regulation. Focusing on the rhizosphere and interactions between the trees, microbes and soil chemistry offers insights into how these … researchers came from two environments: natural forests and plantations managed through human intervention. By …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … to the DOE mission, switchgrass is among the JGI Flagship Plants . Since 2007, the JGI has been working on identifying … The switchgrass genome sequence is available on the JGI plant data portal Phytozome. The combination of field data …

The JGI aims to inspire more students to enter the STEM … genomics research frontier.  Learn more about the JGI's activities in this space.         Special Outreach Initiatives: … The JGI and UC Merced have had a long-standing internship …

As an Integrative Genome Science User Facility, the JGI plays a leadership role in enabling the frontiers of … In complement to the Community Science Program, JGI researchers drive innovations that cross the boundaries of the Plant, Fungal, Algal, Microbial, Metagenome, Metabolomics, …

Todd Anderson currently works to support understanding of plants, microbes and environmental communities that have … of this, he noted the new 25th anniversary mural that local Bay Area artist Nigel Sussman recently finished at the …