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… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of mystery genes and lay a future-ready foundation     Over … making it nearly 30 times older than the entire human lineage. Yet despite their ubiquity and ancient origins, fungi … fungi, researchers struggle to identify and classify new species from environmental samples. Meanwhile, even …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … next firestorm. The majestic sentinel oaks of the Golden State have been succumbing to a pathogen. This … the pathogen and trace its origins, the researchers engaged the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), with support of …

… researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use … metabolism from the literature. They then used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the … used the tool to predict possible functions from 733 metagenome-assembled rumen genomes. Finally, they used the tool …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific … to science. A panel of DOE researchers, program managers, and intern alumni will introduce projects designed … Taxonomy and what sorts of platforms researchers use to manage their scientific contributions, such as the Open …

… By leveraging new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers … genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The Science Researchers produced … a new foundation for studying how fungi produce and manage energy at the cellular level. Because the annotations …

… to current problems facing humanity. A major focus are biofuel feedstock species and plant-microbe interactions, advancing efforts to create renewable energy sources and bolster agricultural resilience. … a plant based bioeconomy where plants are a major source of chemical production and contribute to a healthier planet …

… Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired … a great opportunity to study and learn something totally new during my Ph.D. What is/has been one of your favorite … tools in bioinformatics research. Also, it consolidated my eagerness to attend graduate school. What is/has been one of …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters … carbon and nutrients. These microscopic algae have managed to adapt to a unique set of conditions in polar waters, … latitudes from pole to pole, using metatranscriptome and metagenome data from the JGI. With multiple threads of evidence …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … Photosynthesis appears to have a lot in common with a Rube Goldberg machine: surprising dependencies, intricate … way  Synechocystis cycles carbon.  These experiments leveraged the DOE Office of Science facilities in complementary …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the Industrial … as a senior research scientist at Roche Vitamins, Inc. in New Jersey and DSM Nutritional Products in Switzerland, and … JGI Director. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single … . The team mined more than 8,500 publicly available metagenome datasets generated from sampling sites around the … environmental conditions. Function prediction on the 2,000 new giant virus genomes led the team to uncover a prevalence …

… Jan. 7: New Capabilities to Study Secondary Metabolism   Although there are still a large number of secondary metabolites yet to be discovered and their … accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious and resource intensive. This is often due to, …