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The Mycological Curriculum for Education and Discovery  (Myco-Ed) is a Course-Based Undergraduate Research … analysis.  MycoCosm provides data and tools via a graphical user interface, ensuring that no programming knowledge or … Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) is involved in the organization and development of Myco-Ed. Eventually assembly …

Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the … carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree … give researchers a way to access much more information about fungi in these environments. “Now with these new tools …

Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and … identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic … biogeochemical cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the …

A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: … scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules into a plant’s root cells, and both organisms … circular capture areas roughly 55-microns in diameter — about the width of a human hair. At such resolution, this …

This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – … managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other organisms – like plants. [ Editor’s Note: …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … synthesis of secondary metabolites, in line with the JGI’s strategic initiatives. These specialized compounds enable … information as well as of important descriptive metadata about each strain. “This has been a very fruitful …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes … well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s distant cousin. Ceratopteris richardii, or C-fern, specifically has … undeniable power of plants, and the lessons they can teach us, are why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

A collaborative team led by Geoffrey Schiebinger at the University of British Columbia, Philip … single root cells and combining the information with previously published datasets. The work was  recently published in … transcriptomic technologies, as described in the JGI Strategic Plan. The present paper provides a foundational …

Learn more about PhycoCosm, the largest interactive collection of sequenced algal … tools developed by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a US Department of Energy Office of Science user facility at …

… experience working intermediately between academia and industry, which is something I didn’t even know existed before. … my Ph.D. What is/has been one of your favorite things about your JGI internship?  Doing the JGI internship has … from private industry. I really liked the fairly flat organizational structure, and found everyone to be welcoming …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project involving soil sampling in the … the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the experience below. In the summer of 2018, Jonathan …

… established and emerging scientists from academia, industry, and government organizations for three days of scientific presentation, … center talk and a tech talk. Stop by the JGI booth to learn about our user programs and how we can help advance your …