Search

Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, …

Take a virtual tour of the IGB, home of the DOE Joint Genome Institute. To navigate virtual tours of each floor, …

The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the microbial cell’s membrane. Two decades ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating …

… form of another species, so the scientists had to use the genome itself.   Approximately 67 million years ago, the ancestor to eelgrass underwent a whole genome duplication event, doubling all of its chromosomes.  … locations.  One group investigated changes in protein sequences, while others analyzed single point mutations …

… candidate bioenergy feedstock crop. In 2018, the JGI had sequenced and assembled the genomes of two varieties of a close relative and model … high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome. The reference genome built off more than a decade of …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers … of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … the process hinges on referencing to existing genome sequences.  Some of these proteins are what the scientists …

… has partnered with researchers around the world to map out genomes of rumen microbes. In 2018, through a JGI Community … to provide a cataloged and curated culture and genome sequence resource of rumen microorganisms . Thanks to the … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using …