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… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental processes. The Science In a recent Microbiome paper … This research was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant DEB-1442348. The …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following … San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology Implementation Lead, he directs a multidisciplinary team responsible for piloting and operationalizing new genomic … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in …

… Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane … gaseous organic sulfur compounds in the atmosphere.  Beyond bacteria, this enzymatic machinery has potential as an … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted … at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the … More genome copies in switchgrass leads to increased climate flexibility …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages are small viruses with … DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Almost all known virophage genomes …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant … single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …

… In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March 17, 2020, a … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… On July 6, scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …