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NZ’s Federated Farmers comments on AgResearch/JGI project

“Ultimately this is about taking the gas out of the gas,” said Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers President. “By identifying what organisms and enzymes are involved in an animal’s digestive process, there’s real potential to see less waste but more productivity from farm animals. “AgResearch deserves major credit for working with JGI to undertake this research… [Read More]

JGI/UW-M leaf cutter ant project on Discovery News

The genomes of 17 different ants, fungi and bacteria that eat through hundreds of pounds of leaf matter a year could ultimately lead to new techniques for making biofuels. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, the Joint Genome Institute and Emory University are sequencing the first-ever community genome, searching for clues to how what’s essentially… [Read More]

NZ Federated Farmers laud AgResearch/DOE JGI collaboration

Federated Farmers is praising AgResearch for partnering with the United States Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI), to sequence the DNA of microbes found in the rumen of farm animals. Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers President, says that by identifying what organisms and enzymes are involved in an animal’s digestive process, there is real potential… [Read More]

GenomeWeb’s InSequence looks at CSP 2010 projects

Both 454’s and Illumina’s sequencing technologies will play important roles in 71 new genomic sequencing projects that the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute announced yesterday for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program. According to a statement from the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based institute, JGI’s “recent transition to new sequencing technologies” has almost quintupled the amount of… [Read More]

AgResearch rumen project on Voxy.co.nz

Biofuel production from agricultural wastes and more food from ruminant animals with lower environmental impacts are more likely now AgResearch has successfully applied to a prestigious US institution to have the DNA of microbes within the forestomach (rumen) of these animals sequenced. AgResearch scientists Christina Moon, Graeme Attwood and their team applied to the US… [Read More]

JGI collaboration on pine beetle research in Biomass magazine

Genomics and proteomics research organizations Genome Canada, Genome British Columbia and Genome Alberta will help fund a $7.8 million research project designed to create tools for the prediction and guarantee of sustainable biomass feedstocks for Canadian biofuel production. The University of Alberta and the U.S. DOE’s Joint Genome Institute will also co-fund the project. The… [Read More]

AgResearch release on CSP 2010 as reported by Scoop

Biofuel production from agricultural wastes and more food from ruminant animals with lower environmental impacts are more likely now AgResearch has successfully applied to a prestigious US institution to have the DNA of microbes within the forestomach (rumen) of these animals sequenced. AgResearch scientists Christina Moon, Graeme Attwood and their team applied to the US… [Read More]

CSP 2010 release on Bionity.com

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has selected 71 new genomic sequencing projects for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program (CSP) — a targeted sampling of the planet’s biodiversity — to be characterized for bioenergy, climate, and environmental applications. JGI’s Community Sequencing Program is the largest genomic sequencing effort in the world… [Read More]

CSP2010 release part of Biotech Roundup

JGI ANNOUNCES 2010 COMMUNITY SEQUENCING PROJECTS – The US Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute announced that it will support 71 new sequencing projects to advance its bio-energy and climate research programs. The programs will involve whole-genome sequencing, single cell sequencing, resequencing of bacteria, and metagenomics of microbial communities, JGI said. The rest of the… [Read More]

JGI involved in Canadian genomic research on mountain pine beetle

  [P]redicting and guaranteeing sources of feedstock is complicated by natural and environmental factors, such as the current mountain pine beetle epidemic which has devastated more than 14 million hectares of pine forests, crossed BC’s Rocky Mountain barrier into Alberta, and is now poised to threaten Canada’s vast boreal forest. Dr. Joerg Bohlmann (UBC) is… [Read More]