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For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The humble …

In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome … also holds a joint appointment with the University of California, Berkeley. Nowadays, Session is an Assistant … published a Nature Communications paper that builds off their early collaborations that could help crop breeders and …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship … the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the … the beginning of the summer to “confident in themselves and their research” during their final presentations and beyond. …

JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences … array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the absence of all the other letters of the alphabet. … that there is no shortage of fungal genomes anymore, but their functional interpretation is as tough as it has been …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to a sustainable bioeconomy, …

The Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference (PAG) takes place … collaborative science opportunities. Learn how to apply for a project with the JGI Community Science Program, and … systems that make use of these resources will present on their work. BER Plant Genomic Science Workshop Agenda: 6:20 …

New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC … Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … from UC Merced, this experience will help them direct their career trajectories. Finally, we anticipate that as …

New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the … to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of … an exciting range of new tools and capabilities to support their scientific investigations of biological and …

Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US … States. They also provided multiple access points to the information. The team harnessed a community-science program to … level. The Impact Rivers are transport systems, and their health is heavily reliant on the energy and nutrient …

Though visible to the naked eye, microscopy reveals unexpected complexity At first … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Laboratory for Research in Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. … bacterium, along with its life cycle. For most bacteria, their DNA floats freely within the cytoplasm of their cells. …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management … out to many researchers with the hope of getting support for a research project for his class of 18 juniors.  He got … between the class and the JGI, the students found out that their project was approved and was being funded under the …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … challenges, characterizing viruses is a key step. For decades, though, many viruses have been somewhat … light on another key aspect of viruses in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, …