JGI announces first round of 2023 New Investigator awardees
Twice each year, the JGI selects novel research projects through our New Investigator call under our Community Science Program. [Read More]
JGI at 25: Following Fungi that Pry Apart Plant Polymers
To make fuels and chemicals from plants, we’ll need new ways of processing bark, shoots and leaves. Hear from JGI User Michelle O’Malley about the gut fungi that could be the key to better biomass breakdown. [Read More]
Exploring Possibilities: 2022 JGI-UC Merced Interns
Hear the 2022 cohort of UC Merced undergraduate and graduate students share how their summer internship experiences at the JGI have influenced their careers in science. [Read More]
JGI at 25: Using team science to build communities around data
Researchers are forming communities to generate high quality genomes in partnership with the JGI to benefit scientists around the world. [Read More]
JGI at 25: Expanding Metagenomics to Capture Viral Diversity
Since 2016, the JGI has leveraged their work as pioneers in metagenomics to boost understanding of environmental viruses. At the time, the JGI expanded its existing Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes database to include a dedicated section for viruses; the latest release of IMG/VR currently features over 15 million viral genomes. [Read More]
A New Actinobacterial Chapter in the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea
The latest chapter of the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea compendium includes new GEBA-Actino genome sequences and an analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters. [Read More]
JGI at 25: Fueling investigation into methane-making microbes
In 2018, the JGI helped assemble the Hungate1000 catalog. To date it is the single largest effort to provide a cataloged and curated culture and genome sequence resource of rumen microorganisms. [Read More]
A Better Way to Find RNA Virus Needles in the Proverbial Database Haystacks
In Cell, a computational pipeline combed through public metatranscriptome datasets, uncovering a five-fold increase of RNA virus diversity. [Read More]
JGI Announces 2023 Community Science Program Awardees
The JGI announces its latest portfolio of proposals approved through the JGI’s annual Community Science Program (CSP) call. [Read More]
Extracting the Secrets of Secondary Metabolites
Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a JGI proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRAGE and CRISPR technologies. [Read More]
