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… human-centered, agile collaboration between the JGI and the information technology company Truss has resulted in the JGI … “For thousands of scientists around the world, the JGI Genome Portal is a critical resource — it provides access to … more than 13 petabytes of data, accessible through the Genome Portal. “The task of making data more findable and …

This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s … works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other organisms – …

… switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious …

Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus … by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … are filamentous viruses with small, single-stranded DNA genomes and a unique chronic infection cycle. “We’re not …

… has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, and biosystems design for … production of biofuels and renewable chemicals, developing genome engineering tools for non-model organisms, modulating …

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 with genomes from other plant-associated fungi. Their analysis …

… for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … Repeats) is the leading tool for accurately editing genomes, its effectiveness has historically been limited due … CRAGE (Chassis-independent Recombinase-Assisted Genome Engineering) is a technique researchers can use to …

A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In 2019, the JGI’s Yasuo Yoshikuni and his team  … of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the genome. “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer …

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… is currently a Senior Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had … Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes … Wang G et al. Chassis-Independent Recombinase-Assisted Genome Engineering Enables Rapid Activation of Biosynthetic …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days occur in April: … I recently caught up with Karolina at the Plant and Animal Genomes, or PAG conference, when in-person meetings were …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating … by scientists at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user …