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… could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the … able to look into soybean’s strengths – along with a fungus that threatens this important crop. Hear more about that work from researchers Gary Stacey (University of …
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… they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal … cycling across the planet. Summary To understand more about how archaeal hosts and hitchhikers coexist, … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … genes from isolates, there isn’t much scientists can tell about its function or its origin. As a result, these genes …
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… began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third the size of the United States began forming in … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … shared their findings in Communications Biology . They reported that the heatwave caused the microbial populations …
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… detrimental microbial pathogens, and associated viruses that all contribute to a dynamic ecosystem. We are … influence, and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered tools to study this … 10.1371/journal.pbio.2002860 … Postdocs: Margot Bezrutczyk (JGI Postdoc) Lamprinos Frantzeskakis (JGI Postdoc) Interns: …
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… targeted genomic approach would allow researchers to focus on specific microbes within metagenome samples and … traditional shotgun metagenomics approach to learning more about environmental samples starts with researchers first … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … and in the laboratory. “We are fortunate because the progenitor species of Brachypodium hybridum are …
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… snails, UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first sampled the … Nuevo is, historically, a fishing town and we know little about its coastal microbial ecology. We also know little …
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… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus . At that time, they noted that the F. cylindrus genome …
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… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters. The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … and other industries — yet there’s still so much about them we don’t know. Unlocking the power of secondary … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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… a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences. A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … and Koonin both noted that other research in parallel has reported similar “dramatic expansions” of the global RNA …
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For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community driven science for … Plant Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …
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