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… For accepted proposals, sequencing, synthesis, metabolomics and analysis will be paid for … and the Molecular Foundry.  Submission Deadline Feb 19, 2026 (Proposals due 4/30/26) April 9, 2026  11:59pm PT  Sep 8, 2026 Jan 29, 2027 March …   Learn more about our individual calls and other opportunities to work with the JGI …
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Back to the Future! A Sorghum Story
… You might know sorghum as an edible grain. But there are some sorghum varieties, grown on marginal land with little water, which were developed … John Mullet, a biologist at Texas A&M University, tells us how sorghum’s historical — and literal — roots could play a …
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Whole Genome Analyses Suggests that Burkholderia sensu lato Contains Two Additional Novel Genera (Mycetohabitans gen. nov., and Trinickia gen. nov.): Implications for the Evolution of Diazotrophy and Nodulation in the Burkholderiaceae
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Genome sequence of the thermophilic fresh-water bacterium Spirochaeta caldaria type strain (H1T), reclassification of Spirochaeta caldaria, Spirochaeta stenostrepta and Spirochaeta zuelzerae in the genus Treponema as Treponema caldaria comb. nov.,
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JGI announces first round of 2023 New Investigator awardees
… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why twice each year we … year-round; the next review will be conducted in March. You can also find  more information about the scientists and …
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JGIota: Looking Back at Sequencing for Soybeans
… a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the soybean, Glycine max. With a full genome sequence, researchers have been able to look into …
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The Busy World of Deep Sea Eruptions
… But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial … St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …
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Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing Bacillus tusciae type strain (T2T) and reclassification in the new genus, Kyrpidia gen. nov. as Kyrpidia tusciae comb. nov. and emendation of the family Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and
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Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces brasiliensis type strain (DSM 5305T), phylogenomic analysis and reclassification of Planctomycetes including the descriptions of Gimesia gen. nov., Planctopirus gen. nov. and Rubinisphaera gen. nov. and emended
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Inaugural Critical Minerals & Materials Joint Research Portfolio Announced
… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Romy Chakraborty, Dawn Chiniquy, Anne Glaesener, Steven Hallam, Marc Hanikenne, …   A total of 20 proposals were selected by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Molecular Foundry (TMF) for … of individual laboratories.  The full list of 2026 Critical Minerals & Materials Call recipients follows. …
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Genome sequences of key bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes: Xenorhabdus cabanillasii DSM17905, Xenorhabdus ehlersii DSM16337, Xenorhabdus japonica DSM16522, Xenorhabdus koppenhoeferii DSM18168, and Xenorhabdus mauleonii DSM17908
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Biotech Partners Summer Intern Co-Authors NAR Paper
… juniors who participated in internships at the DOE Joint Genome Institute this summer through the Biotech Partners … Acids Research publication. The paper describes the version 6 data updates and feature enhancements to the Genomes OnLine Database (GOLD) administered by the DOE JGI. T.B.K Reddy, Kaushal‘s mentor, …
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