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… four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the 1000 Fungal Genomes project to form new connections between … carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree … give researchers a way to access much more information about fungi in these environments. “Now with these new tools …

… (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), US Department of Agriculture P­­lant Gene Expression Center, … Control of Drought Response in Sorghum (EPICON) is a five-year, multi-institution project funded by the DOE Office of … site and then collect and process the samples starting at 10am Pacific time. JGI researchers helped develop the …

… however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral genomics group aims at improving … of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving virus:host dynamics in environmental microbial communities. … 4 , 1895–1906 Roux, S. et al. (2019) Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG).  Nature Biotech …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year (perenniality). The Impact Among the … Biosciences Institute, the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … by the other study co-authors, and reconstructed from these 10 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) representing new …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … Alternate Metabolic Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. …

… patterns in the  Arabidopsis root, profiling nearly 100,000 single root cells and combining the information with previously published datasets. The work was  recently published in … Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive Prestigious Five-Year Research Grant   … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint …

… be single bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size is notable because bacteria aren’t usually … explained. “This kind of discovery opens new questions about bacterial morphotypes that have never been studied … look at carbon storage, you’ll find that they contribute 10-15% of the carbon stored in coastal sediments,” said …

… mechanistic studies.  This conference is inspired by the vision of standardized fabricated ecosystems (EcoFABs) … and applying these engineered ecosystems across various biological contexts. The program fosters intimate, …

… honor of the occasion. To a packed conference room of this year’s program cohort, mentors, alumni, and other JGI staff, … tap into the diverse talent that UC Merced has is tremendous for us, and we are very grateful for this opportunity.” … to seeing this internship program continue and I’m excited about what it will bring to the future of JGI, UC Merced and …

… the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass spectrometry-based … analysis, creation of large metabolite databases by running 1000s of metabolite standards, and development of … analysis pipelines.  Beyond profiling over 10k samples/year, Dr. Louie and her team work with other JGI scientists …

… allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? … an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …