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My project at the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) was to measure the polymorphisms that transposable elements (TEs) contributed to in the grass model species Brachypodium hybridum . …

The IMG group owns and maintains integral components of JGI’s production workflow, and is … Genomes (IMG) data management system … As part of this project, pairwise average nucleotide identities (ANI) and …

… of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process for AAM Fellows is based on … they play in the environment. One example, published in Nature , applied single-cell sequencing to decode genomes of …

… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s … the expectation that faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome … classroom modules Testimonials: … A primary purpose of this project is to bring educators from a broad range of …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest … by methanogenesis. Both studies were recently published in  Nature .  Researchers started by collecting samples from …

Pett-Ridge collaborated with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots to help process experiments that measure microbial …

… we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive food, medicine, and … are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to … (DP150100244) and the Australian Antarctic Science program (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of …

A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … 2019, the JGI’s Yasuo Yoshikuni and his team  announced in  Nature Microbiology an important addition to the synthetic … the amount of DNA that can be inserted at a time. In a  project detailed in  ACS Synthetic Biology , Yoshikuni and …

… last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. … at a high level as JGI transitioned from the Human Genome Project to gaining momentum as a national user facility. He … (IGB). Said Michael Brandt of Ray, “You took the essential nature of the vision for that building, incorporated that in …

… to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! … genomics and metagenomics. They cited her “landmark” 2013 Nature paper , which uncovered nearly 30 major previously …

Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome … exploration of genomic DNA modifications (epigenome).  In  Nature Ecology & Evolution , a team led by Robert Schmitz at …