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… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released its newest 5-Year … large scale data, and professional expertise while responsibly managing people and resources. “The plan looks …

… Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as … plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

… researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, that can move … (JGI) as they talk about their recent work on a time series from Sweden’s Stordalen Mire. …

… Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen … breadth of algal diversity, the numbers of sequenced algal genomes, and the quality of those genomes, is rising. The … at the JGI and KBase toward integrative biology and hear from researchers who are applying genomic sequence …

… Notes from the Summer 2018 Biotech Partners Interns from Antioch … School. Though a partnership with Biotech Partners, a nonprofit that provides underserved youth in the Bay Area with personal, academic and professional development experiences that increase …

… The CSP New Investigator Call is for investigators and research … initiatives new to the JGI. Projects must be independent of ongoing JGI proposals, and lead PIs cannot have been lead … projects will provide pilot data to assess feasibility of a novel approach or form the foundation for a large-scale …

… Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … context for thousands of newly sampled microbial genomes from North American watersheds (Invited)” 4pm CST … organic compound cycling in the tropical rainforest at Biosphere 2” 2pm Convention Center, Poster Hall D-F poster …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum … potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of …

… the DOE JGI hosted 10 interns who came from a wide range of backgrounds. Many of them spent the summer crunching genomic data at a computer; a few … summer were: Rida Ali, who worked with T.B.K. Reddy on the Genomes OnLine Database; Sarah Fruchart , who worked with …

… to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across California State … University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based undergraduate resource experience. Hear from CSU San Marcos Professor Matt Escobar and UC Davis Associate Professor …

… The ocean depths are vast and dark. But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and … thrive, and even support entire ecosystems. Hear from researchers Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Emily St. John, …