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… Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … were conducted to study iron accumulation and cell wall structure in the poplar plants with help from scientists at …

… Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved through the annual … rubber biosynthesis pathway in guayale, a drought tolerant shrub. Melissa Roth of the University of California, …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as part of our  2022 … this background, which focuses on cell biology and how the structure and function of chromosomes relate to inherited traits, and applied it to … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant … biological sequences such as biosynthetic gene cluster structures. Zhong Wang, a computational biologist at … like a language, and the GenomeOcean model learned some structures and semantics from it,” Wang said. “Natural …

… sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected hurdle: ginormous sex chromosomes.  …

… “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature … proteins, many linked to key functions such as virion structure and extrusion, and DNA replication and …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or … discovered that DGRs are not only widespread, but also surprisingly active. In viruses, DGRs appear to generate …

… JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from …

… 21-23, 2023, attendees joined the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.  A wide array of invited speakers shared how research infrastructure – DNA sequencing, synthesis, metabolomics, data … here . Edward Holmes, University of Sydney Using protein structures to assess scope of the virosphere Keynote Talk …

… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 bacteria, the most abundant bacterial group in the …

… Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … learning to find novel functions that may impact microbiome structure and biogeochemical cycles. He provides his …

… See below for examples of successful Letters of Intent to our Community Science Program Large-Scale Call, … to soil carbon storage during simulated range shifts of plant-fungal symbionts … Elucidation of the gene regulatory networks governing terpenoid-mediated … Characterization of simplified soil communities with high and low carbon use …