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The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the soybean, Glycine max. With a full genome sequence, researchers have been able to look into soybean’s …

… forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the … which microbes in the soil persist after a wildfire — and why they thrive — gives forest managers more avenues to … builds on the pyrophilous fungi the JGI has previously sequenced , and provides a powerful snapshot of what soils …

… approaches.  Our group also seeks out new approaches that utilize microfluidics/microdroplet technology in order … access to cutting-edge cell sorting, DNA amplification, and sequence analysis to recover the genomes of uncultivated … now uses laser microdissection to selectively isolate and sequence microbial aggregates after first imaging with …

… recent Nature Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach … While microbes regulate the planet’s biogeochemical cycles, viruses infecting microbes shape global ecological and … high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these …

… with U.S. and international scientists to drive innovations that align with DOE's missions. … The DNA Synthesis Program … Program aims to generate large datasets to explore sequence-function relationships, advancing the discovery of … Science Group supports researchers exploring how to convert sequence into functional assessments. The team has a …

… a few thoughts on his summer at JGI through a program that provides graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE …

… of proteins in order to conduct more efficient protein sequence alignments. He also aims to detect structural similarities in proteins that low sequence identity may belie. The technology he’s … Deep learning algorithms can vectorize faces… … so, why not proteins?         … The U.S. Department of Energy …

… of our CSP: The Large Scale call is for expansive projects that leverage a range of JGI capabilities, and also requires … project, and the Functional Genomics call is for projects that translate genomic information into biological function. … technical review by JGI staff, while the DOE ensures that they meet DOE mission relevance .  During scientific …

The Sequence to Function: Applications and Analysis for the …