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… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. … the globe, then using these sequences to make inferences about the biogeographic distribution of these viruses in the …

… working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and … returned to re-engage with their mentors from the previous year and continue working on their research project! The … foster a diverse future workforce in science. To learn more about each intern’s experience during their internship, …

… carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree … give researchers a way to access much more information about fungi in these environments. “Now with these new tools … soil samples of these varied biomes; the forests share only about 20% of their fungal species. To make useful …

… Lab’s 2015 Women @ the Lab honorees. Woyke’s research focuses on developing and harnessing single-cell methods to … to decode genomes of bacteria and archaea from previously understudied clades, establishing their evolutionary … of features such as a new genetic code. More recently reported in Nature , she led a team that reconstructed more …

… developed to help inform scientists and researchers more about the patterns and functions of environmental microbes. Researchers can use the tool to correlate protein annotations with ratios of … that provide insights into the nutrients that are being used and cycled in different environments. It also shows how …

… development, dozens of reference genomes and thousands of resequenced sorghum varieties, a resource for … once, producing a pangenome resource for sorghum , recently reported in Nature . “We wanted to build a resource that … how we think of things that we thought we knew everything about,” said Lovell.  In future work, a pangenome offers …

… 2013 Nature paper , which uncovered nearly 30 major previously uncharted branches of the tree of life. A senior … Lab), Woyke currently serves as the interim deputy for JGI User Programs. Earlier this year, she was elected to the …

… part of the DOE JGI’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the sciences, among the interns were two … groups, respectively. Each of the interns spoke briefly about their time at the JGI at … Merced Genomics Distinguished Graduate Internship Program, Susannah Tringe and Axel Visel hosted Imelda Forteza and …

… novel research projects from PIs who have not led any previously accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and share our tools with a widening circle of … November 2025 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s  various proposal calls here. …

… of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the … places like Minnesota for example, despite taking up only about 3% of the planet’s landmass, peat moss and their … on his PhD program at UC Merced in 2013, this field was just beginning to develop and expand into the world of …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … repositories, as well as project data entered by external users. The Impact One of the significant challenges in maximizing genomic data usage is having the appropriate contextual information, or …

… those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us dial back their emissions, while still producing things … collaborators Sinead Leahy (New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre) and Bill Kelly (AgResearch). …