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… While summer interns at the JGI from multiple programs had their own goals to achieve, they constantly collaborated with each other on new ways of presenting and researching science. …

… mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal … Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Hokkaido, Japan. From samples of both environments, they used fluorescence  … CRISPR-Cas systems to recognize and remove invaders’ DNA from their own genomes. One of these systems, the …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon … soil carbon. The process to harvest energy-generating peat from these boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual … a genus of just under 400 mosses that can carry up to 25 times their dry weight in water, makes up the …

… The human-centered, agile collaboration between the JGI and the … JGI Data Portal , a pilot download experience accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome . Although the Data Portal … areas of focus and data and computational needs. Over its 23-year history, JGI has produced more than 13 petabytes of …

… a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather … matter, and researchers estimate that they hold about 25 percent of the world’s soil carbon. In high latitudes, … can also act as a protective layer insulating permafrost from the warming regional temperatures. For this reason, the …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer … In one article, Micro-Scale Applications head Rex Malmstrom and Metagenome Program head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh outline more … specific metabolic processes. A third approach steps away from reconstructing genomes directly from the environment …

… The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 … class  Dothideomycetes includes fungi that obtain nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprobes), and many plant … (green). (From Haridas S et al.  Studies in Mycology , 2020.) Using whole genome data from newly sequenced genomes, …

… Sequencing technology has changed dramatically over the last  25-plus years since the JGI’s inception, making it possible … users — have access to high-quality, assembled datasets from all of this information. The JGI aims to create … Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s … a close as this previously retired Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has …

… Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced worked closely with JGI scientists on … Energy. Students also worked with their mentors to practice and develop presentation skills as well as build their … summer. The JGI-UC Merced internship program was founded in 2014 with the goal of inspiring students to embark on a …

… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather …

… internship experience in several years for students and researchers alike at the JGI. With the past few years upended by the pandemic, 2023 gave interns the opportunity to be fully immersed in … work, but the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from fellow researchers onsite as well. …