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… at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep underground, and before the pandemic, they took the JGI on a sampling field trip. One of the questions … (FICUS) . Through FICUS, the researchers have tapped into the resources and capabilities of both the JGI and the …

… nearly 10,000 new annotations of fungal mitochondrial genomes — the DNA found inside mitochondria, the … all fungi, and found that some of these genes have moved from the mitochondria into the nuclear genome over … to train machine learning models that predict biological traits from DNA sequences. The study also confirmed that …

… Global chocolate brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global … cocoa bean production in 2017-2018  was 4.6 million metric tons . The global chocolate brands couldn’t exist without … by HudsonAlpha scientists, with the help of funding from Mars Wrigley. The annotated genome has been updated to …

… Microbiology column last year — and there’s more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … with an email in 2018.  Tanja Woyke , who leads the  Microbial Program at the JGI, received a message from Andrea Du Toit, senior editor for  Nature Reviews …

… contributions—including sequencing services and analysis—to participants. Over the past two years, Myco-Ed has been … genomics. Fungi can be better understood through reference genomes, but unfortunately there are not many available to … readily available via the KBase platform. This effort grew from a  modularized training program with the aim for future …

… years, fungi have spread quietly throughout our planet. From the deepest ocean floors to Antarctic valleys, these … one of the world's most comprehensive collections of fungal genomes. A sweeping analysis published in Nature Reviews … novel enzymes and metabolites, enable prediction of fungal traits and capabilities, and help develop sustainable …

… and eukaryotes, and they range in particle and genome size from small, to large and even giant. The genomes of giant viruses are on the order of 100 times the … noted study senior author  Tanja Woyke , who heads JGI’s  Microbial Program . The team mined more than 8,500 publicly …

… to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects.  More … analysis as well as improving metagenome assemblies. Q&A from the Webinar: Input & sequencing Q(uestion): How much … deeply are metagenomes sequenced? A:  For the next call ( CSP New Investigator ), up to 4 long-reads (PacBio) …

… Mr. Everson rejoined the JGI in 2020  and leads all aspects of JGI Operations which include … Resources, Facilities, IT, Shipping and Receiving, Lab Automation, and Administration departments. He previously served as JGI’s Business Manager from 2007 to 2012, overseeing all financial and logistics …