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… leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and … and complex life. Science . 376: 1453-1458 Nayfach et al. (2021) A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes. Nature … 9 (1), 1-9 Roux et al. (2018) Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG). Nature …

… the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data … (JGI) and Matt Escobar (California State San Marcos) about how the Adopt-A-Genome project got started. Plus, Kalyani Maitra (California State Fresno) and two …

Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of … Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … ways to boost visibility of the CSP to encourage more plant proposals and provide feedback on pangenome tool …

… microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and … standards. Nat Microbiol . 8(5):751-753. Nayfach A, et al. 2021. A genomic catalogue of Earth’s microbiomes. Biotechnol …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of … health. Three DOE national labs had people and resources focused on three human chromosomes: Lawrence Berkeley National … researchers were studying Chromosome 5, which contains about 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked …

… forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way … from a wildfire that burned at the Colorado-Wyoming border, about a year after the fire. They sampled soil across a … … This work was supported through a USDA NIFA award (2021-67019-34608) to M.J.W. FTICR-MS analyses were performed …

The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … provided the Erb lab with enzymes that led to a previously reported synthetic CO2-fixation pathway called the “CETCH … is open year-round, and reviews submissions twice a year. Proposals submitted by July 30, 2020 will be considered in …

Understanding (MoU) signed between UDE and Berkeley Lab in 2022, the delegation from UDE familiarized themselves with the research programs and user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Commenting on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration stating, “We …

Several sessions will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes …

Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a … Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley lab. She earned her PhD in … Niyogi KK, Schmutz J, Theg SM, Blaby-Haas CE, Merchant SS. (2021) Widespread polycistronic gene expression in green …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on … for Audio   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two … meetings were still a thing, i.e. in January. She talked about her  Community Science Project proposal with JGI, in …

Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but … like plasmids, the picture is far from complete.  In 2021 , scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital …