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… have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, that can move between organisms. But now, deep sequencing and new analysis methods are bringing this mobilome into light, and opening up new options …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass … Miscanthus sinensis has been published. Analysis of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple …

… Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an … including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … than 400 cultured rumen prokaryotes from the  Hungate1000 project . They also used the tool to predict possible …

… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha Institute for … 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed sequencing, assembly, and …

… See below for examples of successful Letters of Intent to our Community Science Program Large-Scale Call, as well as successful submissions to our CSP New Investigator, CSP Functional Genomics, and Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science calls. These …

… Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, the cotton fields look like … for all this new cotton work, and even the original cotton project was to try to bring in molecular methods of breeding … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to access genetic material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is targeted at environmental cells … in the strongly biased representation of sequenced genomes in the public domain, the bulk of which belong to …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots … on the fungal Tree of Life through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Hacquard’s group had assembled a mycobiome culture …

… The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is committed to advancing the … the benefit to society. Inspired by the Human Genome Project (HGP), and building upon the principles for open … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could help inform efforts at …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … energy and environmental challenges. In March 2008, the genome sequence of the forest fungus Laccaria bicolor was … many sequenced through the JGI 1000 Fungal Genomes Project.       Francis Martin on the main impact of …

… As an Integrative Genome Science User Facility, the JGI plays a leadership role in providing genome science capabilities to support BER's mission of …