News
USDA and DOE release National Biofuels Action Plan [10/08]
DOE JGI Director Eddy Rubin highlights the genomics of plant-based biofuels in Nature
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Atlantic Monthly Features JGI Termite Research
See Article & Accompanying Video
USDA and DOE Fund 10 New Projects for Biomass Genomics Research
Departments of Energy and Agriculture jointly selected 10 projects for awards totaling $10 million for biobased-fuel research. [July 30, 2008]
Funding Call: Interagency Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering
Eight-Agency Metabolic Engineering Working Group issues funding call. [July 30, 2008]JGI Announces 2009 Targets
Pine Tree, Boat-Boring Bivalve “Bugs”, Duck Weed, Oil-Producing Microalgae, Stinkbird Gut, 40 Others Top DOE Joint Genome Institute 2009 Genome Sequencing Targets [7/08]
Position Avaliable
Immediate Opening: Director of the DOE BER Life and Medical Sciences Division, Germantown, MD [5/08]
Data Sharing Policy
Information and Data Sharing Policy of the Genomics:GTL Program [4/08]
JGI Updates Microbial Metagenomics Data System
JGI released upgraded version of metagenomics data management and analysis system. [2/08]
Awardee Meeting Abstracts
Abstracts from the Genomics:GTL Awardee Workshop VI, Feb 10-13, are now available.
New Centers Brochure
"Bioenergy Research Centers: An Overview of the Science" 2/9/08
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Today, scientists have in hand the complete DNA sequences of genomes for many organisms—from microbes to plants to humans. The U.S. Department of Energy's Genomics:GTL program will use the new genomic data and high-throughput technologies for studying the proteins encoded by microbial and plant genomes to explore their amazingly diverse natural capabilities.
Potential Impact Areas
- Bioenergy production
- Environmental remediation
- Carbon cycling
GTL Goal: A Broad Knowledgebase to Support Energy and Environmental Applications
GTL research conducts explorations of microbes and plants at the molecular, cellular, and community levels. The goal is to gain insights about fundamental biological processes and, ultimately, a predictive understanding of how living systems operate. The resulting knowledgebase—all linked through DNA sequence and freely available—will catalyze the translation of science into new technologies for energy and environmental applications.Site Directory
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