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… A quick snippet on Antonio Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread …

… Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling approach. The Impact … and dominant populations in oxygen-poor environments without oxygen deep below ground. These archaea fix carbon …

… You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … Science Program , allows us to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers whose work aligns with … will investigate a diverse array of projects, including the genomic dynamics of biofuel-producing fungi, the effects of …

… During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, … the goal of inspiring students to embark on a career in genomics and to help foster a diverse future workforce in …

… food, medicine, and bioenergy crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from metagenomes. He also demonstrates … of IMG/VR to browse and search through the more than 2 million viral sequences available in IMG/VR v3. …

… from the other JGI Portals, as well. “For thousands of scientists around the world, the JGI Genome Portal is a critical resource — it provides access to all of JGI’s genomic databases and tools,” noted  Kjiersten Fagnan , … , IMG , GOLD , MycoCosm , and PhycoCosm , serve researchers with unique areas of focus and data and computational needs. …

… researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, that can move …

… for the JGI-UC Merced Internship Program was brimming with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From … Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant Growth … huge amounts of data. I was excited to work on fungal genomics and the fact that I got to do a project involving …

… All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to … we nurture in our workplace and seek to establish with our stakeholders. The guiding principles for … users and their science including technical capabilities offered, proposal review procedures and the annual meeting. …

… The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden components, … This work was supported by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Biological and Environmental …

… these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of … This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental …