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… fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, more and more virus sequences are being recovered and identified from environmental samples …

… look at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … and environmental challenges. Viruses are everywhere — in soil, the sea and, of course, the cells of other …

… their 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers , which includes 10 affiliated with the JGI . The 2019 list focused on Highly Cited Papers, defined in the Methodology section as “those that rank in the top 1% …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Maximizing soybean yield is critical to energy independence in the …

… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … more than 10 papers, including two Nature Plants publications, in five years, have come out of the …

Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals … Program (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 … than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key role in determining the …

… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and … can break down plant fibers. But are they both actually doing the job? By analyzing the enzymes present in the complex …