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… down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) from …

… Dr. Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a partnership … user capability between the JGI and Molecular Foundry for genome-encoded biomaterial discovery, design, and … Florida, working with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in bacteria and …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … Micro-Scale Applications head Rex Malmstrom and Metagenome Program head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh outline more … elements such as plasmids to microbial host cells. In a separate article, research scientist Simon Roux, a member of …

… Metabolism   Although there are still a large number of secondary metabolites yet to be discovered and their … a given BGC in various hosts, availability of sequenced genomes, and computing resources needed to predict BGCs from available genome sequences. The DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a …

… Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short … was made possible by mining the datasets in the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) suite of tools managed by … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is …

… is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why twice each year we look for novel … under our Community Science Program .  Below find a list of the second round of researchers accepted for 2023. Proposals are accepted …

… survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … Short Palindromic Repeats) is the leading tool for accurately editing genomes, its effectiveness has historically been limited due … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … structures that enable organisms to swim around. However, genome and metagenomic sequencing conducted by the U.S. … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE Office …

… causes Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) and is the major pathogen of soybean. Left uncontrolled, soybean rust could reduce … yields by as much as 90 percent. As part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s  2016 Community Science Program portfolio … a reference genome for  P. pachyrhizi to develop better strategies to counter soybean rust disease. Soybean itself is …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of … pan-genome. Since these microbes thrive under extreme temperature and salinity conditions, understanding their … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is …

… from their summer experiences at the JGI Berkeley Lab offers a variety of programs to help inspire and train the next generation of STEM professionals. Students can apply for … CalTeach initiative. During their time at the Joint Genome Institute, they interacted with interns from other …