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Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a petascale … her research focused on stable and accurate computational methods for reacting subsurface flows, and evolved into …

See below for examples of successful Letters of Intent to our … in a cosmopolitan and abundant soil bacterium: genetic microdiversity or core metabolic flexibility? … Microbial contributions to soil carbon storage during …

Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in genome improvement … time course data from two ecotypes of  Panicum hallii and multiple switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) experimental data. …

… the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade” by … issue of Nature, the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within …

The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been … of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient … wild Miscanthus lineages to better understand the genetic diversity of the grass, which could help in optimizing …

Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and … how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but … it to usable organic compounds. However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert …

Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the … fungi synthesize molecules that are sources of new chemical diversity; the team identified what looked to be three …

… will train participants in state-of-the-art analytical methods in this area, by means of theoretical lectures and seminars as well as practical hands-on sessions in bioinformatics and biostatistics Several sessions will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system, presented by …