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… into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a …

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 … to work on fungal genomics and the fact that I got to do a project involving over 12,000 fungal genomes was just …

For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, … at a high level as JGI transitioned from the Human Genome Project to gaining momentum as a national user facility. He … Your ethics always point due north.” Joe Harkins served as project lead on the new building that would eventually rise …

Lawrence Livermore National Lab biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge collaborated with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots to help process experiments that …

… programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental research, including through the Joint BioEnergy Institute and the ENIGMA SFA project. In 2015, he founded what is now the JGI … available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to …

… plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive food, medicine, and bioenergy … are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in … (DP150100244) and the Australian Antarctic Science program (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of …

On September 1, JGI held a JGI Engagement: Pro Tips for … to reach that maximum with broader questions and broader project scope? A: Focus on strong science and well-thought-out questions. We are looking for projects that can’t easily be done at a core facility, but …

… (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that affect users and their … and the annual user meeting. The UEC also acts as a liaison to the user community and the broader scientific …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The … (DP150100244) and the Australian Antarctic Science program (project 4031). The work in the Hallam Lab was performed … V.I.R. and S.R.S. acknowledge support for the IsoGenie Project (samples and metadata from Stordalen Mire, Sweden) …

Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers … to experimentally determine that Nanohaloarchaeota are symbionts, rather than free-living organisms as had been … (DP150100244) and the Australian Antarctic Science program (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of …

… the field, work at the lab bench, and also do some computational analyses at their desks. As part of the DOE JGI’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the sciences, among the interns were two undergraduate … worked with Zhong Wang’s group on an aspect of the same project assigned to Sharon and Cristhian; and, Lizhen Shi , …