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… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to … as an energy source.  Until recently, our understanding of these methanogenic microorganisms was narrowed to a type …

… data portal with over 2,000 fungal genomes and multi-omics datasets, equipped with interactive web-based tools for …

… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of mystery genes and lay a future-ready foundation     Over … an estimated 2–6 million species — dwarfing the diversity of plants. To put this evolutionary timescale in … artificial intelligence to genomics. The comparative datasets that revealed evolutionary patterns are now …

… A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by the JGI … and synthesis work. This is where the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have … , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern … haven’t changed,” noted Northwestern graduate student Blake Rasor. He and Yi, one of the study co-authors, have …

… in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.” … Susannah Tringe Tanja Woyke Below are a few projects each of these researchers were involved in, reported on over the last year: Jeremy Schmutz was part of a long-term multi-institutional research team that …

… which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … is an updateable resource. To demonstrate that, we included datasets from two species, one of which is sweet sorghum Rio … genome annotations. For that undertaking, new transcriptome datasets are generated through Community Science Program …

… the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, … host(s), collaboration with JGI users for analyzing viral datasets, and the organization of community-building efforts …

… Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and environmental samples to … Fellow at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as part of the Marine Microbiology Initiative. She conducted her … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … sequence and then analyze the genomes and multi-omics datasets for algae that can be used for large-scale … This research was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) within the Department of Energy’s Office of …