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DOE JGI Sequences DNA from Extinct Cave Bear

WALNUT CREEK, CA–The genomic DNA sequencing of an extinct Pleistocene cave bear species–the kind of stuff once reserved for science fiction–has been logged into scientific literature thanks to investigators from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI).  This study, published in the June 2 online edition of the journal Science, has set… [Read More]

DOE JGI Releases Latest Version of IMG

WALNUT CREEK, CA–An enhanced version of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI). IMG 1.1 contains 32 new public genomes and 14 new genomes sequenced by DOE JGI, bringing the total of genomes in IMG to 337.  These include 301… [Read More]

DOE JGI Announces 2006 Community Sequencing Program Portfolio

WALNUT CREEK, CA–Embedded in the language of DNA, the common link among all living things, are lessons for interpreting the complex systems that regulate the health of planet Earth. Now, rounding out this global lesson plan are more than 40 new genome projects, representing a cornucopia of life forms, from the important grain sorghum to… [Read More]

Study Reveals New Technique for Fingerprinting Environmental Samples

WALNUT CREEK, CA–Groundbreaking research led by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) demonstrates for the first time that the signatures of the genes alone in terrestrial and aquatic samples can accurately diagnose the health of the sampled environments.  This study, published in the April 22nd edition of the journal Science, positions… [Read More]

DOE JGI Launches IMG Public Online Microbial Genome Data Clearinghouse

WALNUT CREEK, CA–As the microbial world comes to light through DNA sequencing, the new Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data management system of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) will deliver valuable information for the benefit of the global research community. “The IMG system is an essential enhancement to the computational toolkit… [Read More]

Chromosome 16 Publication Fulfills DOE’s Human Genome Commitment

WALNUT CREEK, CA–The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), culminating a 16-year effort, has completed its share of the Human Genome Project with the publication of the DNA sequence and analysis of chromosome 16 in the Dec. 23 issue of Nature. “The Department of Energy is very proud of its historic role in… [Read More]

Mice Thrive Despite Massive Genetic Makeover

WALNUT CREEK, CA–Can you lose scores of pages from a novel and still follow the story line? In the case of the mouse’s genome, or “book of life” — and perhaps even our own — the answer appears to be, astonishingly, “yes.” Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and Lawrence… [Read More]

Diatom Genome Reveals Key Role in Biosphere’s Carbon Cycle

WALNUT CREEK, CA–The first genetic instruction manual of a diatom, from a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth’s most prolific carbon dioxide assimilators, has yielded important insights on how the creature uses nitrogen, fats, and silica to thrive. The diatom DNA sequencing project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)… [Read More]

The Book Opens on the First Tree Genome

An international consortium has released the first complete DNA sequence of a tree – Populus trichocarpa – one member of the most ecologically and commercially valuable group of trees in North America. [Read More]

Human Chromosome 5 Final Sequence Analysis Released to Public

WALNUT CREEK, CA–Four years after publicly revealing the official draft human genetic sequence, researchers have reached the halfway point in dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of the genetic sentences describing how to build a human. The newly finalized chromosome 5 is the 12th chromosome polished off, with 12 more to go. As the… [Read More]