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… researchers are aiming to have two high quality reference genomes for peat-forming species that occupy different … – Sphagnum fallax and S. magellanicum. The draft genome for  S. fallax is already available on the  JGI plant portal Phytozome , and the S. magellanicum genome is currently being assembled. These resources would …

… All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley National … and strategic objectives of the microbial and metagenome programs. The committee serves as the program's key …

… and energy advantages explain why soybean is a flagship genome of the JGI’s Plant Program.    While soybean has … the first legume species with a published complete draft genome sequence. At the time, the vital global source of … soybean.”  Upon its initial release in 2009, the soybean genome sequence immediately spurred further research and …

… Tanja Woyke (Biology and Biochemistry)  Here’s a selection of studies these busy bees contributed to:  Giant … the JGI is sequencing thousands of bacterial and archaeal genomes from diverse branches of the Tree of Life.  Its … Huntemann, Nikos Kyrpides  and Simon Roux — features 600 genome sequences for Actinobacteria.  Woyke  was also one of …

… lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader … lineages. To learn why, researchers analyzed 135 fungal genomes representing major fungal families, including those for which there were previously no genomes of symbiotic species available: 73 saprotrophs and …

… to 0.5 MB for a single lab.  Q:  What is the review process for submitted proposals?   A:  When a proposal is … is very similar to the regular grant application approval process. And then, once the review panel recommends … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… statistical analyses to continuously refine and improve the process of finding novel Cas genes and CRISPR systems. The … is a pioneer in metagenomic studies, recovering microbial genomes from biofilm samples at the Richmond Mine in Iron … and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment . Nature. 2004. 428, 37–43 …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha … Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, … subjecting them to diverse conditions is a time-consuming process. Successfully accomplishing this requires a diverse …

… break down PCE into the chemical compound ethene. Applying genome sequencing and analysis, the researchers identified other bacteria and microbial processes that support PCE biodegradation. The results … at NRAP, and efforts are ongoing to complete cleanup.  The process that was used to clean up the toxic chemicals is …