Contact: Paul Preuss, paul_preuss@lbl.gov

Sequencing the human genome is a major challenge; although a first draft was published in 2001, the details are continually being refined. Quite another challenge is to find all the human genes, about 30,000 in number; that process too is ongoing. Much more complex than either of these tasks, however, is to [...]

Contact: Lynn Yarris (510) 486-5375, lcyarris@lbl.gov

BERKELEY, CA — Some aspects of evolution are like the real estate business in that it’s all about location, location, location! Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the DOE Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) have shown [...]

Contact: David Gilbert, degilbert@lbl.gov

Already biodiesel Volkswagens are driving around Berkeley, California, reeking of French fries from recovered veggie oil — a low-tech response to President Bush’s plea to break the nation’s oil addiction.

The Berkeley Biodiesel Collective sponsors veggie-powered car shows.

In nearby Walnut Creek the approach is a bit more sophisticated. Work is underway at [...]

Contact: Dan Krotz, dakrotz@lbl.gov

Imagine a car racing along a track at 300 miles per hour. Now imagine the car spinning and spiraling as it careens, each blurred movement perfectly coordinated.
Such are the acrobatics performed by protein structures during DNA [...]

Contact: David Gilbert, (925) 296-5643, degilbert@lbl.gov

BERKELEY, CA – Despite the perception that the genetic diversity among animals, ranging from humans to worms, is enormous, the reality is that it pales [...]

Contact: Paul Preuss, paul_preuss@lbl.gov
Picture the crew of a big 19th-century square-rigger in action, with hundreds of sailors swarming over the rigging, setting and trimming the sails, each with a specific task but all working [...]

Contact: David Gilbert, degilbert@lbl.gov
The first genomic characterization of a microbial community has been reported by researchers from the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the University of California [...]

Contact: Lynn Yarris, (510) 486-5375, lcyarris@lbl.gov

BERKELEY, CA —  Vast regions of the human genome thought to be genetic “deserts” harboring DNA sequences of no value may actually contain heretofore hidden nuggets of DNA gold. A [...]

Contact: Charles Osolin, (925) 296-5643, osolin1@llnl.gov

WALNUT CREEK, CA —  By analyzing the genomes of several microscopic ocean-dwelling organisms sequenced at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI), scientists are gaining new insights [...]

Contact: Dan Krotz, dakrotz@lbl.gov

There’s a lot to learn from a mouse. Live simply, avoid trouble, and if you want to reach old age, maintain your genome. The last lesson comes by way of an international team of [...]