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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on …   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …

… 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 … areas of focus and data and computational needs. Over its 23-year history, JGI has produced more than 13 petabytes of …

… A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis … in France and Igor Grigoriev from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … assimilated carbon into the soil, reducing the amount of CO2 emissions from decaying leaves and woods into the …

… communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI … version of a specific chemical, where ordinary Carbon-12 atoms are swapped for the heavier, non-radioactive isotope … this was the first workshop of its kind on SIP metagenomics,” Malmstrom said.  Increasingly, efforts like these …

… key role is to design, benchmark, and apply bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data for JGI’s user community. … for user science and projects through implementation of advanced analysis pipelines and tools as well as …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea flourish … studying the microbial communities in Antarctic lakes, some of which have salinities 10 times that of seawater. To shed … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Ms. Clarke joined the Lab in 2007 as the Sr. Human Resources Division Partner for the … State University. Early on, Ms. Clarke knew the importance of understanding human and group behaviors as her role in HR … and trust. Ms. Clarke is very enthusiastic to be a part of the Berkeley Lab’s first Conflict Resolution Services …

… and outreach efforts, the team aims to broaden awareness of and access to JGI public resources and the DOE mission, as well as help cultivate the next generation of genomic research users, partners, and collaborators.  Ms. … manager for over a decade. Her portfolio spans a wide range of topics beyond translating science, including crafting …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … shows how anaerobic fungi — the kind living in the stomachs of livestock — are actually capable of naturally modifying …

… impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The … such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More … own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The abundance of oxygen shaped the evolution of life on Earth, and led to … to gain and harness energy. As reported January 28, 2019 in Nature Communications , two research teams …

… in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, including over 28,000 … an early version of the paper at the 2018 Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) Symposium. The work also used …