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… Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the … (2021) CheckV assesses the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled viral genomes. Nature Biotechnol . …

… in Mexico. While conducting early field studies related to her thesis on cone snails, UC Merced graduate … first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal … noted. “I spent a good portion of 2016 and all of 2017 looking for  C. californicus across the California-Baja …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea … the ocean through vents at temperatures that can exceed 750 degrees Fahrenheit. The minerals in these fluids include … Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at …

… has partnered with researchers around the world to map out genomes of rumen microbes. In 2018, through a JGI Community … Leahy and the JGI’s Rekha Seshadri in this JGIota, a Genome Insider podcast minisode. To date it is the single largest … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using …

… Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted … and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … North America that has been the target of extensive natural sampling and field experiments due to its potential for …

… Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One … For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens …

… I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days occur in April: … We’ll hear more about CAM and Karolina’s quest in a future episode of our JGI podcast, Genome Insider. I’m Alison Takemura. See you next time. …