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    Tracing the Evolution of Shiitake Mushrooms
    Understanding Lentinula genomes and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for biofuel production. Additionally, these fungi play a role in the global carbon cycle.

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    Soil Virus Offers Insight into Maintaining Microorganisms
    Through a collaborative effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses that may promote soil health.

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    Data yielded from RIViT-seq increased the number of sigma factor-gene pairs confirmed in Streptomyces coelicolor from 209 to 399. Here, grey arrows denote previously known regulation and red arrows are regulation identified by RIViT-seq; orange nodes mark sigma factors while gray nodes mark other genes. (Otani, H., Mouncey, N.J. Nat Commun 13, 3502 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31191-w)
    Streamlining Regulon Identification in Bacteria
    Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory protein. RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes.

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    Mapping Switchgrass Traits with Common Gardens
    The combination of field data and genetic information has allowed researchers to associate climate adaptations with switchgrass biology.

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    Expanding Metagenomics to Capture Viral Diversity
    Along with highlighting the viruses in a given sample, metagenomics shed light on another key aspect of viruses in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity.

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    Polar Phytoplankton Need Zinc to Cope with the Cold
    As part of a long-term collaboration with the JGI Algal Program, researchers studying function and activity of phytoplankton genes in polar waters have found that these algae rely on dissolved zinc to photosynthesize.

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    Silver Age of GOLD Introduces New Features
    The Genomes OnLine Database makes curated microbiome metadata that follows community standards freely available and enables large-scale comparative genomics analysis initiatives.

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    A Better Way to Find RNA Virus Needles in the Proverbial Database Haystacks
    Researchers combed through more than 5,000 data sets of RNA sequences generated from diverse environmental samples around the world, resulting in a five-fold increase of RNA virus diversity.

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    JGI Part of Berkeley Lab Team Awarded Best Use of HPC in Life Sciences
    The HPCwire Editors Choice Award for Best Use of HPC in Life Sciences went to the Berkeley Lab team comprised of JGI and ExaBiome Project team, supported by the DOE Exascale Computing Project for MetaHipMer, an end-to-end genome assembler that supports “an unprecedented assembly of environmental microbiomes.”

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    Final Round of 2022 CSP Functional Genomics Awardees
    Meet the final six researchers whose proposals were selected for the 2022 Community Science Program Functional Genomics call.

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    CSP New Investigators FY23 R1
    JGI Announces First Round of 2023 New Investigator Awardees
    Twice each year we look for novel research projects aligned with DOE missions and from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted proposals through the CSP New Investigator call.

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    Digging into Microbial Ecosystems Deep Underground
    JGI users and microbiome researchers at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep underground, including the role viral infection may play in other natural ecosystems.

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    Exploring Possibilities: 2022 JGI-UC Merced Interns
    The 2022 UC Merced intern cohort share how their summer internship experiences have influenced their careers in science.

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    Using Team Science to Build Communities Around Data
    As the data portals grow and evolve, the research communities further expand around them. But with two projects, communities are forming to generate high quality genomes to benefit researchers.

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    Cow Rumen and the Early Days of Metagenomics
    Tracing a cow rumen dataset from the lab to material for a hands-on undergraduate research course at CSU-San Marcos that has since expanded into three other universities.

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August 25, 2022

Genome Insider S3 Episode 2: Better Crops With a Pointillist Approach to Plant Genomics

A Genome Insider Logo ImageIn this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. [Read More]

August 11, 2022

JGIota: The Algae Nicknamed “Chlamy”

A Genome Insider Logo ImageIn honor of the JGI’s 25th anniversary, a JGIota episode on a single-celled alga called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. [Read More]

July 28, 2022

Genome Insider S3 Episode 1: Chomping Toward Better Plastic Recycling

Logo of Genome Insider, podcast of the Joint Genome InstituteSome hungry insects can digest plastic, so researchers aim to follow their lead to improve plastic recycling.  [Read More]

April 19, 2022

Natural Prodcast Episode 17 – Cassandra Quave

Natural Prodcast guest Cassandra Quave makes the case for investigating the chemistries and pharmacological promise of plants. [Read More]

February 8, 2022

Genome Insider S2 Episode 10: Filling in the Plant Tree of Life

Logo of Genome Insider, podcast of the Joint Genome InstituteIn this episode, hear about a project that aims to unlock innovations in plants that could drive more productive food, medicine, and bioenergy crops. [Read More]

January 28, 2022

Natural Prodcast Episode 16 – Marcy Balunas

Natural Prodcast guest Marcy Balunas on the chemical exploration of natural products for bioactive compound discovery and other topics. [Read More]

November 23, 2021

Genome Insider S2 Episode 9: Creating an Energy Market for Miscanthus

Logo of Genome Insider, podcast of the Joint Genome InstituteIn this Genome Insider episode, Miscanthus is a prized ornamental and a potential fuel for the future. But, to be competitive in the market, both energy policy and Miscanthus will need some upgrades. [Read More]

October 19, 2021

Genome Insider S2 Episode 8: Dispatches From JGI Interns

Logo of Genome Insider, podcast of the Joint Genome InstituteIn this episode, hear two JGI-UC Merced interns from the 2021 cohort describe their deep dives into genomics, computational tools, and big data. [Read More]

September 14, 2021

Genome Insider S2 Episode 7: THE Bioenergy Tree

Logo of Genome Insider, podcast of the Joint Genome InstituteScientists are uncovering the poplar tree’s genetic secrets, bringing us closer to a sustainable source of bioenergy and materials. [Read More]

August 30, 2021

Natural Prodcast Episode 15 – Katherine Duncan

This Natural Prodcast episode features Katherine Duncan from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Her work focuses on marine microbial chemical ecology. [Read More]
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