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… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … coherent pieces called contigs — into genes and even into genomes — from these environmental samples,” said Matthias … of rumen-digested switchgrass, researchers isolated and sequenced DNA from rumen microbes involved in the digestion …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces … by Tanja Woyke at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … to sort cells into several small pools, followed by whole genome amplification and shotgun sequencing. The team first …

… Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … This is where the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … is famous for its work sequencing human and environmental genomes. But we now have these DNA synthesis capabilities …

… with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to nutrient cycling in polar regions. While microbial … researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers … Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing … emissions, and water recycling.” Tringe is the interim director of Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Genomics and Systems …

… The JGI’s Genomes OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital … The Science Since its launch 25 years ago, the  Genomes OnLine Database has matured from six projects on a spreadsheet into a flagship  genomic metadata repository, making curated … U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE Office …

… studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants … temperature oscillations throughout the day. At the Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on …

… complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, … called natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for … finnis . In work reported in 2017, the fungal genomes were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… computing consultant, after completing a petascale postdoctoral fellowship at NERSC and LBNL’s Computational Research … methods for reacting subsurface flows, and evolved into scalable methods for scientific data analysis. In 2014 … Engagement Lead with a focus on adapting JGI workloads to run on supercomputing hardware and worked closely with …

… 2015, he founded what is now the JGI Metabolomics Program to provide advanced metabolomic methods available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes … is the Metabolomics Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major …

… how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first … ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating … by scientists at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user …

… Nandita is involved in developing new methods to improve genome recovery from single cells and to build sequencing libraries from minimal DNA input without …