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… & Postdocs – $250   Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the 5th Viral EcoGenomics and Applications (VEGA) symposium will take place … understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity toward … providing an overview of the latest discoveries related to functional characterization of novel viral diversity, …

… Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March 17, 2020, a shelter-in-place order for all residents took … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy … that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of Science is the largest supporter …

… they request a download.  When we have a calculation for automatically determining which datasets are unrestricted and which … current Data Restriction Policy requires that users know about the FY Funding Year, and the publication status in … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …

… in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to nutrient cycling in polar regions. While microbial … cycles. Water samples from Ace Lake were collected over a 10-year period and sent to JGI for metagenomic sequencing. A … sulfur bacteria population spiked to 83%, only to dramatically fall to 1% in early spring and rebound by the late …

… from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a link in the evolution and transition of fungi from aquatic to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic …

… and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the … recovery, this study sheds light on how microbes contribute as a forest recovers after a wildfire. The Impact … filter water, and support all kinds of plants and animals, but with climate change driving more extreme wildfires, more …

… natural engineers with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle carbon. They were part of an ancient … found there utilize a unique array of chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published …     focused on a class within  Chloroflexota called  Dehalococcoidia . Some  Dehalococcoidia have a knack for …

… Sequencing technology has changed dramatically over the last  25-plus years since the JGI’s … base pairs of sequence; by 2023, that number was almost 717 trillion. Last year, the JGI surpassed three Petabases of … To meet this “ data tsunami ,” as Kathy Yelick of the Computing Sciences Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory …

… from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science facility, have increased … even animal and human (for the first time) gut and taxonomically classified into 27 distinct clades (17 of them without … an early version of the paper at the 2018 Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) Symposium. The work also used …

… as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third the size of the United States began forming in … Eventually The Blob reached southern California. Steven Hallam of the University of British Columbia was already …

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

… sudden drops in salt levels, enabling it to take in more nutrients to fuel growth. The Impact Over the last 40 years, … of Pelagophyceae, a microalga shown to thrive in both nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor conditions. It lives in a … dead cells recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and 24 hours. By the 24-hour mark, these algae showed …