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… crunching genomic data at a computer; a few had the opportunity to spend time out in the field, work at the lab bench, … desks. As part of the DOE JGI’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the sciences, among the interns were two undergraduate students and two graduate students from UC …

… researchers assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies … from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences … by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This work was also …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic … , another species of  Miscanthus that was sequenced. Understanding the evolution of polyploidy, and how genomes …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic … , another species of Miscanthus that was sequenced. Understanding the evolution of polyploidy, and how genomes …

… of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications.       Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational … diversity. Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under laboratory conditions, their genomes can’t be …

As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 … how these fungi have adapted to stress and host specificity, particularly regarding the effects of climate change. … a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was also …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy … isolated from the microbes found in the oil plume from Deepwater Horizon oil spill led to a draft genome of the first …

… base is a methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an … piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of researchers reported on the …

… lessons on presentations to peatlands Travis Lawrence sits in his backyard in Tennessee — the birds are chirping … to the rapidly expanding field of bioinformatics. When Lawrence embarked on his PhD program at UC Merced in … began.    Lawrence was paired with program co-founder and JGI mentor, Zhong Wang. Together, they worked to …

… which include the Safety, Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, IT, Shipping and Receiving, Lab Automation, and … 2007 to 2012, overseeing all financial and logistics activities.  He returned to the Joint Genome Institute after …

Sugarcane was the last major crop without a reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward … technologies for  biofuels and other bioproducts. Finally, understanding how brown rust disease resistance works in …

… growth appears on top of farmers’ fields: a microbial community that might be quietly improving the soil. Penn State … researchers Mary Ann Bruns and Terry Bell are digging in to understand how. …