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… The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … resources. Despite the low maintenance, it can produce an impressive amount of biomass which could then be converted … have also harnessed the switchgrass gardens for other projects. At the 2021 JGI Annual Meeting, David Lowry talked …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the … environments. He’s been involved in several plant genome projects through the Community Science Program. As a UEC …

… technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … at a genetic level, how does  Y. lipolytica work? The project was a multi-institutional effort led by … these sgRNAs, cloning them alongside CRISPR-Cas9 into an expression vector to create an sgRNA plasmid library. The team …

… Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hey there, and welcome to the first … one of the one of the fun things that I hope that I can express today is why secondary metabolism is interesting and … in partnering with us, we want to hear from you! We have projects in genome sequencing, DNA synthesis, …

… Program was brimming with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science … and their JGI mentors are listed below, along with their project focus areas: Undergraduate Interns Andrew Lin and … Sandra Hernandez Gonzalez and mentor Hualan Liu, Building Expression Host in Bacilli Class using CRAGE Technology …

… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with … (Berkeley Lab), and the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase). They also built an interactive browser that … than 400 cultured rumen prokaryotes from the  Hungate1000 project . They also used the tool to predict possible …

… is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. The JGI is eager to work and share our tools … That’s why twice each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … and published in the journal Science . At the time, the project was co-led by Daniel Rokhsar, head of the JGI’s … new Chlamydomonas genome-related Community Science Program projects of all kinds,” noted Igor Grigoriev, head of the …

… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an … Lab. Commenting on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration … the Advanced Light Source, future collaborative research projects were also intensively discussed. The Berkeley …

… reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection … PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a … to analyze the resulting metagenomic data. (Data from the project are available on the  JGI Genome Portal .) The team …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive … genome (Rm ATCC 52813) as part of the 1000 Fungal Genomes project. As reported in the November 29, 2017 issue of … evolution; in this case, the endobacteria control the expression of ras2-1 , a gene crucial to reproductive …