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… large and giant. In a recent study  published in the journal  Nature , a team led by researchers at the U.S. … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … co-cultivated with amoeba or with their hosts, though metagenomics is now making it possible to seek out and …

Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, has discovered that the candidate … evolutionary consequences. A previous study conducted by our research team surveying the genomic and phenotypic … across the species. These are primarily tetraploids (4X or four copies of the genome) and octoploids (8X or eight copies …

JGI staff who mentored students this past year, through programs including the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program and the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program. (Watch … that anaerobic fungi from herbivore poop might be a new source of novel compounds to help bolster the bioeconomy. …

… pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging … in human microbiome research at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine … Evolution & Genomics, F1000Prime Reviewer for major journals and funding agencies and philanthropic organizations …

… joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of … and Bioprocessing R&D Director and Leader at Dow AgroSciences in Indianapolis. During his time in industry, Dr. … responsibilities toward the JGI internal scientific programs, the affiliated DOE National Laboratories, the …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal … relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), scientists sequenced the genomes of four  Zygnematophyceae algae, which were isolated …

… signing official must have the legal authority to commit your institution or organization to the terms and conditions … or Legal Representative. Please check with your unit director or supervisor for the appropriate contact … appointment, a version of the User Agreement between HHMI, your Host Institution and LBNL is required. NOTE:  If a PI …

… revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental … led by Nikos Kyrpides , mining the Integrated Microbial Genomics & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system’s immense collection …

… and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on … graduate student working with  Susannah Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems group …

… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly … enzyme activity assay. The work was  reported in  The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known … this microbe. The work is an example of how function-driven genomics, which Woyke and her colleagues define as “any form …

… revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental … for anaerobic fungi . Eventually, it’s possible that fungal communities — or enzymes from fungal communities — …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. Summary Existing programs use a variety of approaches to match a virus with a … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National …