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Neri is a computational biologist who spends his days wrangling viral genomes and occasionally remembering to document his code. At JGI, he develops tools for … fondness for RNA viruses – though he'll take a look at anything related to microbial parasites. When not debugging …

Over the years, hundreds of interns have come to the JGI from all parts of the globe to gain lab experience and contribute to ongoing projects. In one …

In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants …

This summer marked the first fully in-person internship experience in several years for … the JGI. With the past few years upended by the pandemic, 2023 gave interns the opportunity to be fully immersed in … work, but the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from fellow researchers onsite as well. …

… how viruses impact the release of greenhouse gases from Arctic permafrost. But to see what they’re doing, he first needs their DNA.   …

Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced worked closely with JGI scientists on … develop presentation skills as well as build their network in the field of genomics and scientific research. The topics … summer. The JGI-UC Merced internship program was founded in 2014 with the goal of inspiring students to embark on a …

Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. …

… fields: a microbial community that might be quietly improving the soil. Penn State researchers Mary Ann Bruns and Terry Bell are digging in to understand how. …

… and a potential fuel for the future. But, to be competitive in the market, both energy policy and Miscanthus will need some upgrades. In this episode, hear from scientists working on understanding Miscanthus biology …

Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert shrub that’s native to North America: …

This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley …

Rainforests store a big fraction of all the carbon on Earth, and soil microbes play a key role in pulling that carbon out of the atmosphere. This episode, … in a fully enclosed, human-made ecosystem: Biosphere 2.      …