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JGI@25: Fueling Investigation into Methane-Making Microbes
… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental ch allenges. Methane emissions are a massive factor driving climate change. According to the Environmental …
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Interdisciplinary delegation from the University of Duisburg-Essen explores collaborative opportunities with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed … and Integrated Bioimaging (MBIB) Division, and Energy Storage & Distributed Resources Division at Berkeley Lab.  …
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Trent Northen
Dr. Northen is currently a Senior Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen … 2015, he founded what is now the JGI Metabolomics Program to provide advanced metabolomic methods available to JGI … products. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2021 May 4;118(18). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2019855118 …
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Identifying the Microbial Cleanup Crew at a Superfund Site
… site. The chemical PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via … mccartyi and  Dehalobacter restrictus,  that work together to break down PCE into the chemical compound … for decades. Identifying resident microbes that can help bioremediate toxic substances has led to the development …
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Calculating the Costs of Multiple Switchgrass Gene Copies
Scientists have discovered that the candidate bioenergy feedstock switchgrass has adapted to expand its habitat range. But at what cost?  A … has been the target of extensive natural sampling and field experiments due to its potential for habitat restoration …
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JGI@25: Cow Rumen and the Early Days of Metagenomics
… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Oh, the magical world of the cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. …
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High-quality permanent draft genome sequence of Bradyrhizobium sp. strain WSM1743 - an effective microsymbiont of an Indigofera sp. growing in Australia
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Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Synthesis by “Candidatus Weimeria bifida” gen. nov., sp. nov., and “Candidatus Pseudoramibacter fermentans” sp. nov.
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Teredinibacter haidensis sp. nov., Teredinibacter purpureus sp. nov. and Teredinibacter franksiae sp. nov., marine, cellulolytic endosymbiotic bacteria isolated from the gills of the wood-boring mollusc Bankia setacea (Bivalvia: Teredinidae) and emended
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Introducing New Members of the JGI User Executive Committee
The JGI welcomes three new members to their User Executive Committee … six other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers …
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JGI@25: Solving the Mystery of the Missing Oil
… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Within days … nearly five million barrels of light crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley …
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A Natural Mechanism Can Turbocharge Viral Evolution
… how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first … step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … DE-AC02-05CH11231 through the Community Science Program (CSP), the G. Unger Vetlesen and Ambrose Monell Foundations, …
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