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… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office of Science …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … Community Science Project proposal with JGI, in which she’s studying a special kind of plant metabolism. This … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a model …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around … assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are … to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of …

… See below for a list of Frequently Asked Questions about our proposal submission process. You can review successful letters of intent and submissions at the bottom of the page.  … Review the list of open calls ; click on the call link to see specific details including project types …

… Trained on environmental data, a new JGI tool more accurately … genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant … various environments, including oceans, lakes, mammalian guts, forests, and soils, ensuring a robust and …

… Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse … gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … Simonetta Gribaldo of the Institut Pasteur in France, the importance of methanogenesis and the presence of methanogens …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … his backyard in Tennessee — the birds are chirping and a soft breeze ripples through the trees in his backyard. … communities,” Wang said. Wang, a vocal advocate on the importance of giving scientific presentations, maintains …

… Developing and validating an integrated approach to genome recovery … to other methods. The Impact Understanding how individual microbes interact with each other in a community, and … been utilizing metagenomics as a way to study a collection of hard-to-culture microbes, but the efficacy of this …

… yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their … data set will help identify how different elements of the ecosystem interact and respond to changes in the … on the rhizosphere and interactions between the trees, microbes and soil chemistry offers insights into how these …

… Dr. Frederik Schulz joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. Dr. … B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Applied Sciences Mannheim (Germany) M.Sc. Molecular …