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… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have … and cyanobacteria create the air we breathe and the fuel for food webs as they turn carbon dioxide and water into … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… Natural Prodcast is a “fireside chat”-style podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. Natural … JGI acts on its goals in — and builds out its capabilities for — secondary metabolism research, “Natural Prodcast” …

… The central mission of the JGI’s Genomic Technologies department is   … access to cutting-edge capabilities to help advance their science by generating data in three overarching categories: … needs, the JGI deploys state-of-the-art sequencers and platforms dedicated to synthesis, single-cell analyses and …

… The User Support Analysis group provides computational analysis for new technology development and JGI user science projects. We perform analysis for diverse experiment …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial … ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In … help regulate the global carbon cycle — fixing, transforming, and respiring carbon. Understanding the metabolisms …

… 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 … This work was supported by the Energy Biosciences Institute and the DOE …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have … quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments all over … on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped up the study of giant viruses. The …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 … to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. Cas9 needs guide RNA to lead it …

… The joint Critical Minerals and Materials call represents a unique opportunity for researchers to request the capabilities and expertise of … research proposals that integrate genomics with nanoscale science, accelerating discoveries and developing … Proposals should be submitted through the Molecular Foundry User …

… Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an … and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into … the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome … Michael Brandt (Operations Deputy), Horst Simon (Science Deputy), Jeff Blair (Chief Laboratory Counsel) and … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day … DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th …