The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has selected 71 new genomic sequencing projects for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program (CSP)a targeted sampling of the planet’s biodiversity to be characterized for bioenergy, climate, and environmental applications. JGI’s Community Sequencing Program is the largest genomic sequencing effort in the world focused on nonmedical…
JGI collaborator Cameron Currie receives sequencing grant
Nestled within the twisting fungus gardens of leaf-cutter ants exists a complex symbiotic web that has evolved over millions of years. Now, with the help of a major genomic sequencing grant from Roche Applied Science, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be able to analyze these interactions at the molecular scale…. As winners of…
DOE JGI sequences DNA for Gatton Academy courses
Given the diversity of phage, each one is almost certain to be unique, so the students get to name their newly identified life form. They then spend the rest of the term purifying and characterizing their phage and extracting its DNA. Between terms, the purified DNA is sent to the Joint Genome Institute-Los Alamos National…
“Plant Microbe Shares Features with Drug-Resistant Pathogen”
Brookhaven Lab’s contribution to this study was supported by grants from DOE’s Office of Science, Laboratory Directed Research and Development funds, and by Royalty Funds at Brookhaven Lab under contract with DOE. Sequencing of R551-3 was performed at the DOE Joint Genome Institute. The rest of the story can be found here.
“5 geeky-fun, wallet-friendly weekend escapes”
Joint Genome Institute In 2003, the Human Genome Project announced the sequencing of the complete human genome. The sequence of 3 billion A’s, T’s, C’s and G’s (that represent the four chemicals found in DNA) had been deciphered. A lot of that work had been done in Walnut Creek at the Joint Genome Institute, where…
“Plant Microbe Shares Features with Drug-Resistant Pathogen”
The scientists were particularly interested in comparing two strains of S. maltophilia whose genomes were recently decoded to see why these strains — one isolated as an opportunistic pathogen from a clinical setting (strain K279a), and the other from the roots of poplar trees (strain R551-3) — were so well-suited to their very different environments….
“Free and Geeky Places Worth Visiting in California”
In the San Francisco Chronicle, John Graham-Cumming recently detailed five uber-geeky spots in California and Nevada that won’t cost you a penny to visit. From visiting the Computer History Museum to checking out the Joint Genome Institute, even if you’re traveling on a budget you’ll find plenty to do.
“Unleash your inner geek without spending a cent”
Think technology and it’s not hard to see dollar signs. But California and the West have many free and geeky places worth visiting; you just have to know where to look…. In 2003, the Human Genome Project announced the sequencing of the complete human genome. The sequence of 3 billion A’s, T’s, C’s and…
Joint Genome Institute among destinations in “The Geek Atlas”
Each site in The Geek Atlas focuses on discoveries or inventions and includes information about the people and the science behind them. Full of photos and illustrations, the book comes complete with latitudes and longitudes for GPS devices. The destinations covered include, naturally, Bletchley Park itself, as well as the Alan Turing Memorial in Manchester,…
During many years of travelling he has visited most of the places he wrote about. Personal favourites include the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, the working model of Babbage’s Difference Engine in London’s Science Museum, the Joint (human) Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California and the National Cryptological Museum in Maryland, which has a…