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Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately … and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in … called geNomad identifies and classifies MGEs based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. The software …

A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in … have been sequenced with sufficient resolution to analyze their structure. Scientists found both a gene likely …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … around the globe, as well as a cash crop essential to their economies. It also plays an important role in soil health through nitrogen-fixation and holds clues for maximizing soybean, the common bean’s close relative, as …

A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley … from the ACTIVE SITES Research Center (ACSI), the Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU) of the University … method development to study active sites or single cells in their functional aqueous environment.  During the tours …

For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The humble …

In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome … also holds a joint appointment with the University of California, Berkeley. Nowadays, Session is an Assistant … published a Nature Communications paper that builds off their early collaborations that could help crop breeders and …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship … the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the … the beginning of the summer to “confident in themselves and their research” during their final presentations and beyond. …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than … most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed … how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature Plants …

JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences … array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the absence of all the other letters of the alphabet. … that there is no shortage of fungal genomes anymore, but their functional interpretation is as tough as it has been …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent … global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to a sustainable bioeconomy, …

New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC … Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … from UC Merced, this experience will help them direct their career trajectories. Finally, we anticipate that as …

New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the … to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of … an exciting range of new tools and capabilities to support their scientific investigations of biological and …