News & Publications

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November 11, 2022

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 824 new GEBA-Actino genome sequences and an analysis of more than 80,000 biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). [Read More]

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October 19, 2022

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]

Graphical overview of the RNA Virus MetaTranscriptomes Project. (Courtesy of Simon Roux)

September 30, 2022

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]

September 29, 2022

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]