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… assembly to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The Science Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with significant advances compared to … WIP proposal ID: 508017, Myburg, Wegrzyn, Borevitz) conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… their expertise to enhance the scientific impact of user projects, develop cutting-edge approaches for and with users, and create computational tools and resources for them. Their concerted efforts help maximize the JGI’s impact in advancing …

… ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and environmental samples to identify and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. Prior to joining … ( magna cum laude ) PhD, Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct … their gene expression, the team then sequenced community genomes and expressed gene transcripts (metagenomes, … out that, without the JGI, the discoveries made in this project wouldn’t have been possible. Scientists hadn’t known …

… of an integrated platform for tracking JGI's sequencing projects and data warehousing. This platform streamlines project management, laboratory information tracking, and enables efficient analysis and reporting of … Education …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as … Program in order to get  M. elongata and  I. europaea  genomes sequenced and annotated for this study. The team …

… other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  The Impact Chloroflexota are bacteria … special skills to break down pollutants and recycle carbon. They were part of an ancient lineage of bacteria to … was done under Contract DE-AC52-07NA2734. Funding for this project was provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation …

… “ Berkeley Lab Receives Multiple 2021 HPCwire Awards ” on the Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences site. Lawrence … went to the Berkeley Lab team comprised of JGI and ExaBiome Project team, supported by the DOE Exascale Computing Project. The award recognized the release of MetaHipMer, an …

… a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees … to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting … DOE Office of Science National User Facilities in a single project. …

… As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a … from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome Project out to the future of the institution. Their talks … Patrinos went on to explain that the JGI’s very first project — the revolutionary work of the human genome …

… virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in … the previous year and continue working on their research project! The JGI-UC Merced internship program was founded in … Evolution of the Mitochondria Internship …

… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes … in five years, have come out of the JGI-supported project. “The JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program has been … is famous for its work sequencing human and environmental genomes. But we now have these DNA synthesis capabilities …