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… Merced Internship Program was brimming with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry … to their careers going forward. Watch this short video (below) to hear more about the summer from their own … Simon Roux and Frederik Schulz, Structure Prediction to Annotate Novel Viruses: the Case of Polintoviruses Josue Duque …

… we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to … and accelerates drought and desertification across the globe.  Karolina and I kicked off our conversation with a quick … that CAM. There are all sorts of other intermediate phenotypes where plants are using a little bit of both of the …

… they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part of the … have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new analysis takes a  … use to break down wood, and compares genetic diversity between cultivated and wild shiitake populations. The Impact …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific contribution? This session will demonstrate to students (and their mentors) how to begin establishing a professional presence through getting …

… Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. In this role he supervises the Genome Assembly, QA/QC, and User Support Analysis teams. Together, these teams … BS in Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nottingham University, UK PhD in Genomics, University of …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly … a portfolio of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. “Piloting access to this emerging technology … lands the cover of ACS Synthetic Biology. (Wayne Keefe/Berkeley Lab) For example, the JGI first used CRAGE to …

… On February 8, 2024, the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory hosted a … “Advanced Photon Source Capabilities for FICUS Program” Sabeeha Merchant , University of California, Berkeley: “Cu economy and luxury in Chlamydomonas ”   …

… the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant challenge in genomics. Enter GenomeOcean, a powerful … now available to the global research community able to not just analyze but also create DNA sequences mimicking an … a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing …

… single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two different methods; …

… the JGI in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and work in the pharmaceutical industry. He holds joint … He contributed to the Human Genome Project and led annotation and analysis of diverse eukaryotic genomes, from … more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics … methods for scientific data analysis. In 2014 Dr. Fagnan became the JGI-NERSC Engagement Lead with a focus on … Kjiersten Fagnan is the JGI's Chief Informatics Officer. Click to learn …

… Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies. While CRISPR (Clustered Regularly …