SPRUCE-ing Up Science
From an internship with the JGI to studying climate change with ORNL, Travis Lawrence is grateful for the experience along the way. [Read More]
JGI at 25: Studying Sorghum’s Survival Skills
Since publishing the original sorghum reference genome, the JGI continues to work on better understanding its toughness and energy storage. [Read More]
Giant Bacteria Found in Guadeloupe Mangroves Challenge Traditional Concepts
In Science, researchers describe the features of a giant filamentous bacterium composed of a single cell. [Read More]
Polar Phytoplankton Need Zinc to Cope with the Cold
Antarctic waters harbor higher levels of the nutrient zinc, and phytoplankton have evolved to rely on it. [Read More]
JGI at 25: Solving the Mystery of the Missing Oil
JGI at 25 revisits our contributions to a systems biology approach understanding how waves of microbial communities dispersed the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. [Read More]
JGI at 25: The Human Genome Project, or the JGI’s Origin Story
JGI at 25 revisits our contributions to the Human Genome Project, and our origins in DOE bringing together the people and resources from three national labs. [Read More]
JGI at 25: A Single Cell, Myriad Microbial Discoveries
JGI at 25 charts the development of single cell genomics from proof of principle to a crucial tool for mapping microbial diversity. [Read More]
Calculating the Costs of Multiple Switchgrass Gene Copies
In the following guest piece on a recent PNAS article, researchers describe the costs associated with switchgrass adaptations to expand its habitat range. [Read More]
The Power of One, Amplified
Researchers showed that large-scale single cell genomics can add significant value when used in complementarity with metagenomic sequencing. [Read More]
JGI at 25: Roots of a Mutualist Relationship
As part of JGI’s 25th anniversary, a look back on the first genome sequence of a mycorrhizal fungus, Laccaria bicolor. [Read More]
