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In Hot Spring Microbial Mat, Viruses Ride “Piggyback”
… a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, … lysogeny, they can insinuate themselves inside the host’s genome, living quietly and replicating with their host … and archaeal cells — and detected the virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then …
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Tracing the Evolution of Shiitake Mushrooms
New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the … from around the world. By complete sequencing of 24 new mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 …
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Danielle Goudeau
Danielle operates the single-cell genomics pipeline for JGI collaborators. This work combines custom flow cytometric analysis, cell sorting, genome amplification, PCR screening, and 16S sequencing. She …
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JGI User Executive Committee Expands
Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility …
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Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil
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Genome sequence of the thermophilic fresh-water bacterium Spirochaeta caldaria type strain (H1T), reclassification of Spirochaeta caldaria, Spirochaeta stenostrepta and Spirochaeta zuelzerae in the genus Treponema as Treponema caldaria comb. nov.,
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Whole Genome Analyses Suggests that Burkholderia sensu lato Contains Two Additional Novel Genera (Mycetohabitans gen. nov., and Trinickia gen. nov.): Implications for the Evolution of Diazotrophy and Nodulation in the Burkholderiaceae
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Panel Discussion: Launching & Sustaining Startups in Synthetic Biology
Program presents… Eyes on the Prize – Launching & Sustaining Startups in Synthetic Biology Who’s … All Berkeley Lab Employees and Affiliates. When: August 29th, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Panel discussion, … Hoppy Hour @ Calicraft Brewing, Walnut Creek Where:  Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek …
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Here, There and Everywhere: Large and Giant Viruses Abound Globally
… diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … archaea and eukaryotes, and they range in particle and genome size from small, to large and even giant. The genomes … out and characterize uncultivated viruses. For instance, a 2018 study from a JGI-led team uncovered giant viruses in …
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Boosting Small Molecule Production in Super “Soup”
Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? … to keep processes running smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal … Program at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …
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2021 JGI Proposal Call Brings New Investigators into Community Science Program
Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 … (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … to improve breeding by genetic improvements. Apomixis is asexual reproduction through seeds, and  Peggy Ozias-Akins …
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Progress Reports: 2002–2020
… downloadable pdfs of previous Progress Reports from the Joint Genome Institute.  … FY20 Progress Report … FY19 Progress Report … FY18 Progress …
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