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… how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The … a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on … the same environment, called metagenomes. Why? Simon Roux, who led the research team and is the head of the Viral …

… a STEM career, specifically in a government lab. My favorite thing is the mentorship provided by JGI. Everyone at JGI … to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about … amazing to have access to rock star scientists who have done the groundbreaking work you’ve been reading about for …

… For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a written report that is published in a scientific journal is … Evolution . “It’s my first publication and it feels so rewarding,” Wint said. For Axel Visel, JGI Science Deputy and a … it means to be a scientist. “To see how team science is done at an advanced and large research institute, it left a …

… Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly … hoarding had been thought to be the result of multiple whole-genome duplications. The process of genome-doubling, … conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office of Science of the US …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing … In 2014 Dr. Fagnan became the JGI-NERSC Engagement Lead with a focus on adapting JGI workloads to run on supercomputing hardware and worked closely with staff to understand the …

… report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with significant advances compared to the 2014 Eucalyptus … eucalyptus species. The researchers are already working toward a eucalyptus pangenome to better understand the genetic …

… The Science Through the JGI’s Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program (ETOP) , researchers have developed and improved … to other methods. The Impact Understanding how individual microbes interact with each other in a community, and … metagenomic data from Crystal Geyser in Utah (work also done by the Banfield lab in collaboration with the JGI), …

… the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment … has a number of applications, including pain relief. The microbes in cone snails may be involved in venom activity, … by members of her lab – especially Dr. Robert Bowers who also greatly contributed to the paper. While I know I …

… to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected as the 2025 recipient of the … analysis to better characterize how viruses infect soil microbes and influence how soil ecosystems function. He was …

… book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in various shades of white. To researchers … Computational Sieves to Filter Sequences There are more microbes on the planet than particles in a handful of dirt, … not just crops, animals and humans, but also microbes whose presence or absence can impact the planet’s nutrient …