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Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold … fluids include sulfur, iron and copper. Larger organisms like shrimp and crabs also live near these vents, feeding on … fulfilled suggest that specific environmental conditions — like temperature, pH levels or the availability of certain …

Schmutz’s involvement with the DOE Joint Genome Institute dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford … for de novo sequencing of eukaryotic organisms from simple yeasts to large vertebrate genomes.  For the past 13 years, … Bennetzen, JL & Schmutz, J et al. 2012. Reference genome sequence of the model plant Setaria. Nature Biotechnology …

Dr. Vogel joined JGI in 2014 to establish a plant functional genomics program. Prior to this, he … on developing plant functional genomic resources (e.g. sequenced mutant collections, transformation technology, …

FY 2025 DOE Metrics Sequencing Quarter Total Bases (Trillions) Operating Hours Goal Actual … = 91 days; Actual Operation = 24 days due to significant sequencer downtime related to the shelter-in-place. ††† … data.   FY05-07 Sequencing Goals and Results Fiscal Year Sequence (GB) Operating Hours Targets Actual* Targets Actual …

Though visible to the naked eye, microscopy reveals unexpected complexity At first glance, the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, … the bacterial cells on the molecular level. They amplified, sequenced and assembled the genomes. In parallel, Gros’ lab …

Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the … A 2021 Nature paper announcing a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome , using samples … paper on the release of the high quality reference genome sequence of green millet ( Setaria viridis ). The team of …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep … finally resorting to explosives to succeed. Altiarchaea, like the Hornburg, have a history of countering multiple … at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR systems, which help bacteria …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … but other important crops as well. In 2009, the JGI sequenced and analyzed the first reference genome for … across the species. Earlier pan-genomes for other plants, like the soybean relative Glycine max ( 2014 ) and the grass …

For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted several UC … mentor Bryce Foster, Benchmarking Bioinformatics Tools for Sequence Similarity Searching Morgan Lavenstein Bendall and … the lab, my coworkers and I also wanted to know what it’s like to work in the lab. You know, the kind of job that you …

How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science … with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a … comes from finally having an answer to the question, “Why bother keeping this?” For Stuart McDaniel’s lab at the …

With collaborative user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into the natural world’s potential to … manipulation in the laboratory. Both germplasm (sequenced mutants and natural accessions) and protocols …