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… scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules into a plant’s root cells, and both organisms … been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA sequencing to understand gene expression: one of … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… 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 … areas of study span the research interests of the JGI’s user community.  Go here to view the current UEC roster. …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced … interest for their potential contributions to a sustainable bioeconomy, including, potentially, methane as an …

… insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, for publicly available metagenome data … and short-chain alkane-oxidizing archaea. They used IMG because the database already contains metagenome …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven … Merced through their long standing internship program. In just two months, the students participated in networking … able to work with state of the art technology and greenhouses/grow chambers has been an incredible experience. I feel …

… the summer of 2014 has grown to a total of 75 with the inclusion of the 2023 cohort. Each of them has brought … have a number of initiatives across several different campuses with this being our largest and most successful one. It’s proven to be a really good model for us that we try and continually replicate.”  On the other …

… is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. “Piloting access to this …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority not harmful to humans could be even larger. Viruses infect bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes, and they range …

… Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, developed an algorithm that a computer could use to conduct a similar type of search in microbial and …

… and the JGI’s Rex Malmstrom provided background on the various isotope-related technologies available at JGI and EMSL … the pandemic. 3. Q: What instrument / method does the JGI use to pre-screen DNA for enrichment? A:  The JGI uses liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LCMS).  We do …

… development, dozens of reference genomes and thousands of resequenced sorghum varieties, a resource for … to harness the traits that let this biomass powerhouse thrive. Within its genome, Sorghum bicolor holds keys to … and bioproducts. Historically, work on sorghum has focused on producing high-quality reference genomes. By …

… As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … by prokaryotes (microorganisms without a defined nucleus). Colder waters nearer the poles, however, tend to favor eukaryotes ( microorganisms with a nucleus). These photosynthesizing eukaryotes, or algae, form the …