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… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for … directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and analysis of three human chromosomes. After successful completion of the Human Genome Project, Professor Dr. Rokhsar ’s team … AB in Physics, Princeton University, NJ MS in Theoretical …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in Molecular Biology, …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … to the blue-lit twilight zone, to the continuous pressure of the dark abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have … #3777 (to EFD). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … to insects. It is carried by an infectious nematode and releases toxins into the insect’s bloodstream that quickly … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better understand how beneficial … , is recognized as a mutualist, where both species of organism benefit from association, but was predicted to … the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The work conducted by the U.S. Department of …

… This summer marked the first fully in-person internship experience in several years for students and researchers alike at the …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the … which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … out to characterize the transcriptome – the complete set of RNA molecules transcribed from all the genes within a …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the … with light availability. A long-running time-series study offers a first glimpse into a full season’s cycle of this …

… JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect traits. In a text file, the rows of letters A, T, C and G appearing over and over in a dizzying array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is … students (and their mentors) how to begin establishing a professional presence through getting credit for any …

… cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple … The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and air-atmosphere with …

… Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI … interactions to functional genomics. Hear from five of the Summer 2019 interns, who briefly shared their …