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1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life
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Recoding of stop codons expands the metabolic potential of two novel Asgardarchaeota lineages
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Allopolyploidy expanded gene content but not pangenomic variation in the hexaploid oilseed Camelina sativa
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Better Living Through Bioenergy
Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil … Aindrila Mukhopadhyay and Steve Singer are harnessing the versatile bacterium Pseudomonas putida to break down biomass … Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research …
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From Sample Shipments to Sequences – A Tour of the JGI’s Sequencing Pipeline
Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, …
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Picking Up Threads of Cotton Genomics
Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global … growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … Science “The results described in this  Nature Genetics publication will facilitate deeper understanding of cotton …
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Major role of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in dark ocean carbon fixation
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SAR11 bacteria linked to ocean anoxia and nitrogen loss
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Ecogenomics and potential biogeochemical impacts of globally abundant ocean viruses
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Non-photosynthetic lineages sibling to Cyanobacteria associate with eukaryotes in the open ocean
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Convergent evolution and horizontal gene transfer in Arctic Ocean microalgae
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Simon Roux
… the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the … Microbiology Resource Announcements … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …
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