Using 5,000 images of crystalized samples cloned and synthesized by the JGI, scientists have begun the complex process of uncovering the hidden secrets of soil viruses.
Silver age of GOLD introduces new features
Since its launch 25 years ago, the Genomes OnLine Database has matured into a flagship genomic metadata repository, making curated microbiome metadata freely available and enabling large-scale comparative genomics analysis initiatives.
JGI at 25: Cow rumen and the early days of metagenomics
The dataset from a 2011 paper identifying microbial genes in cow rumen is now used for a hands-on undergraduate research course at four universities.
Virus Discoveries that Keep Getting Bigger
In the last 30 years, in environments all over the world, scientists have discovered giants among viruses. A new review provides a perspective on how culturing techniques, sequencing and bioinformatics have all broadened the study of giant viruses.
JGIota: Looking back at how our cow rumen study drives higher learning
Hear from CSU-San Marcos course instructor Matt Escobar and UC Davis Associate Professor Matthias Hess, also the chair of the JGI User Executive Committee, on how a JGI study on cow rumen went from the lab to the classroom.
JGI at 25: Stories from Intern Alumni
Hands-on experience can be life changing for students. Hear former JGI interns share how these experiences have influenced their career journeys.
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 new GEBA-Actino genome sequences and an analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters.
Genome Insider S3 Episode 4: From Sample Shipments to Sequences – A Tour of the JGI’s Sequencing Pipeline
Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, without ever hearing much about the sequencing lab. So today, Chris Daum walks through the JGI’s sequencing pipeline, where there are freezers with names — but not doors — and robots handle a bunch of benchwork.
Insights into DNA thievery in ferns
A recent paper published in Natural Communications on Ceratopteris richardii marks the first published manuscript of a genome sequence generated through the JGI’s Open Green Genome Initiative.
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.