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Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. … replicating a whole community is impossible. Metagenomic sequencing allows researchers to study the entire … also tried to hone in on the function of the genes via 3D modeling, and comparing structures of the unknown to those …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … the soybean genome sequence immediately spurred further research and additional discoveries. Stacey noted that even … to maximize yields for biofuel, the JGI has also helped researchers understand a fungus that threatens these crops …
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… the genomes of two varieties of a close relative and model species. The following year saw the beginnings of … using switchgrass samples from these gardens, a team led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin produced a … and environments. The long-term investments in both the genomics and gardens are helping these shrubby grasses …
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… student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first sampled the area in … sediment with collaborators at the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada (CICESE) in her … is on cone snails, C. californicus in particular, as a model system for venom-microbe interactions. Cone snail …
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Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering … traits. Given the importance of polyploidy in plants, researchers have sought to learn the origins, evolution and … senior authors. “It offers us the possibility to explore genomically the whole complex of progenitors and descendant …
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Adriana Corales, Hugh Cross, Megan DeMarche, Joanne Emerson, Matthew Hudson, Megan Keller and Julia Kelliher; [below] … who heads JGI’s User Programs. “These PIs have proposed research that addresses various important scientific … outcomes.” The annual CSP call is focused on large-scale genomic science projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of …
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Program Annual Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — from freshwater … mats — to reveal how these systems adapt and contribute to global biogeochemical cycles. Additional … awardee. The CSP Annual call is focused on large-scale genomic science projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of …
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… in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards … a Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development after his research interests shifted from condensed matter physics to …
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Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database … prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with … bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of with more than 8,300 …
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JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, … their expertise in developing and managing public viral genomics resources such as analytical tools and data …
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