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… researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers exploring a dark room with a … to see beyond the beam — worse, they didn’t even know how big the room is.  A new study  published online Oct. 11, … organisms, but we still aren’t sure of their function.  However, if a gene in the community doesn’t match any of the …

… Jennifer Pett-Ridge collaborated with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots to help process … measure microbial activity in soil. Now, the researchers and robots have made these experiments easier for scientists …

… from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for … the past, natural products have been an important source of antibiotics. Indeed, these anaerobic fungi may be using … for self-defense. But the compounds may also be involved in how the fungi metabolize plant biomass, which could inform …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One important …

… In one article, Micro-Scale Applications head Rex Malmstrom and Metagenome Program head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh outline more … targeted approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental sample beyond the tried-and-true method of … a member of Eloe-Fadrosh’s Environmental Genomics group, makes a pitch for readers to get involved in the developing …

… Adapting the graduate research experience amidst a global pandemic   …

… Highlighting the latest interactive version of the JGI’s plant data portal. On August 6, 2021,  version 12 of Phytozome … at  https://phytozome-next.jgi.doe.gov/jbrowse/index.html How can I access the genome data that was formerly at … of the InterMine data warehouse, is still available in v13. However, the genomes included in PhytoMine will typically …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a petascale postdoctoral fellowship at … JGI's Chief Informatics Officer. Click to learn more about how the JGI supports the entire data life cycle through …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene … in Nikos Kyrpides’  Microbiome Data Science group. “What makes this study really stand out from previous efforts is … that time. “Looking across the tree of life, it’s striking how many uncultivated lineages are only represented by …

… fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the Industrial … as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his …

… to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in many regions … are well known to be partially due to the DNA sequence that makes up an individual’s genome. The genes of sorghum plants … to determine what genes respond to drought conditions, and how these conditions impact the crop and its microbiome. For …

… on cone snails, UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship … experienced each visit through my PhD. This environment makes it easy for someone in my position and demographics to …