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… an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest … and feedstocks for biomass and biofuel production. Learning about the ecology and evolution of Dothideomycetes could … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …
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… be single bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size is notable because bacteria aren’t usually … Antilles and a co-first author on the study, performed the 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify and classify the … explained. “This kind of discovery opens new questions about bacterial morphotypes that have never been studied …
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… As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … are.” But according to a new study published September 16, 2021 in Nature Communications , warmer waters and … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. …
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… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … and unknown. The challenge remains to learn more about what microbes are present in any given … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported under Contract No. …
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… fees: Regular attendees (LBNL and external): $400 Industry: $450 Students and postdocs (including LBNL students … microbial symbiosis. This is a continuation of the previous NeLLi Symposia. In this 2025 Symposium, we will showcase … Immediately following the NeLLi Symposium, join us for a 1.5–day jamboree on November 6–7 focused on improving …
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… Gene Atlas in Nucleic Acids Research . The project spans 15 years and involves more than 17 research groups. The team … specific conditions – in over a dozen plants. To learn more about the project, HudsonAlpha’s Research Communication … It was developed to improve plant genome annotations at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI)*, …
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… Pseudomonas putida to break down biomass and help bring about a more sustainable, biobased economy. They conduct research at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy …
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… Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to … at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the genetic cause of a rare form of human epilepsy and subsequently …
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… peer through the waters and clouds of insects hover just above. Described as a “river of grass” that stretches … ranging from wetlands to tree islands to cattails. In 2018, the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute … to apply the latest molecular techniques to learn more about the microbial communities in the Arthur R. Marshall …
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… exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard about the JGI synthesis grant during a presentation that … Synthesis Science Head] Yasuo [Yoshikuni] gave back in 2016.” Alper’s first approved JGI proposal came through the …
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… The IAC is chartered by the JGI Chief Informatics Officer (CIO) and reports to the JGI Director. The IAC is chartered to render advice, … the effective management and strategic objectives for the JGI’s data science, informatics and information technology …
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… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could … giant. The genomes of giant viruses are on the order of 100 times the size of what has typically been associated … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. …
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