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… to climate change and devastating fungal infections. That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years … through the Cacao Genome Database project. The genome sequence was assembled by the plant team at the  HudsonAlpha … used for systemic orthology to enable use for both cacao functional biology and breeding.     …

…   Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP …

… which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … Schmutz is the Plant Program Lead at the JGI. Sarah:  Why is a resource like this important to the field of plant … Atlas and PPRD could help with understanding gene functional roles, but the experimental inconsistency makes …

… Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling approach. The Impact … at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR systems, which help bacteria …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … beyond the tried-and-true method of traditional shotgun metagenomics. One approach uses fluorescence-activated cell … recent Nature Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach …

…   Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into biological function. Through …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … under laboratory conditions, their genomes can’t be sequenced using traditional approaches. Identifying and … Lab), and the  DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) . Metagenomics is the study of the microbial communities in …

… Pictured from left: [Above] Hanin Alzubaidy, Markus Covert, Sheel C. Dodani, Kathryn Fixen, … Joint Genome Institute (JGI) accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who translate …