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… To put this evolutionary timescale in perspective, the genus Aspergillus has been evolving for 82 million years, … and ancient origins, fungi remain largely mysterious. Only about 200,000 fungal species have been named. Among those … of fungal genomes. A sweeping analysis published in Nature Reviews Microbiology of nearly 2,000 of these genomes …
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… began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third the size of the United States began forming in … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …
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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number … sorghum’s survival secrets could change not only how we use and grow sorghum, but other important crops as well. In … reference genome and releases it to the community. 2014: GENCODE project begins. To support growing sorghum and other C4 …
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… Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who … Tapping into these functions allows researchers to use them for engineering applications in support of …
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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … between.” To find an explanation, his team tracked the thousands of bacterial and archaeal species using a DNA-based …
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… The JGI’s Community Science Program gives researchers access to all kinds of sequencing, ‘omics and bioinformatics capabilities — and … this episode, hear proposal tips from Tanja Woyke, who runs user programs at the JGI, and project manager Miranda …
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… Computing Center (NERSC), the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), and the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) have been … achievements in science, technology, and diversity/inclusion by the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards . NERSC, JGI, ESnet are U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facilities. The HPCwire …
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… Hannah Schulman, Bram Stone and Jana Voriskovaa The JGI is excited to announce the fifteen scientists selected … proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, who heads JGI’s User Programs. “These PIs have proposed research that … nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You can learn more about this call, as well as smaller-scale calls including …
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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. On March … took effect in six San Francisco Bay Area counties. The JGI, located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is … been extended statewide. In this brief captioned video, JGI Chief Informatics Officer Kjiersten Fagnan reflects on …
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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … Spatafora and Jason Stajich from UC Riverside would focus on broad sampling of early diverging fungi, and Francis … National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRAE) focused on in-depth exploration of ecology-related groups of …
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… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … method of traditional shotgun metagenomics. One approach uses fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) to sort … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …
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