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… sigma factors that initiate transcription in bacteria. Using this technology, which combines an in vitro … coelicolor . The Impact As an integrative genome science user facility, connecting genes to functions is part of the … efficacy of RIViT-seq, researchers recently characterized 12 sigma factors and were able to identify the associated …
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… between the JGI and the information technology company Truss has resulted in the JGI Data Portal , a pilot download … processes from the other JGI Portals, as well. “For thousands of scientists around the world, the JGI Genome Portal … areas of focus and data and computational needs. Over its 23-year history, JGI has produced more than 13 petabytes of …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of … may not seem to amount to much, the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is actually a vital source of protein in many … trait. Traditionally beans have had a shelf-life about roughly 6-9 months before their color begins to …
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In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint … the genetic codes of plants is often challenging because in many plants chromosomes are present in more than two … an early algorithm and developing it in order to talk about the subgenome identity.” These days, Session is …
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… with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In the ocean’s North Pacific … surface, to the blue-lit twilight zone, to the continuous pressure of the dark abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. …
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… from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the production sequencing labs in … after countless generations of sequencing platforms (up to 120 sequencing machines at maximum) maintained by a workforce … home located in the heart of the Berkeley Lab main campus. On Monday, November 11, a week after they’d been moved …
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… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … of 50 letters of intent submitted. Many of the proposals focus on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels and bioproducts. Andrew …
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… vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too … be applied to biotechnology and medicine. A more robust understanding of these microbial communities could lead … funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants OCE-0728391, OCE-0937404, OCE-1558795 to A-L.R, and OCE-2049478 …
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… time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. … comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually belonging to the ascomycetes, one of the two … Their partnership is widespread and cosmopolitan: more than 20,000 ascomycete species and hundreds of microalgae are …
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… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … and archaeal cells — and detected the virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then …
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… the location of genes that provide resistance to the brown rust disease that can devastate a crop. The Impact In … foundational genetic information that crop breeders can use to improve sugarcane varieties and advance a sustainable … partly enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program; in 2018, a monoploid reference sequence of sugarcane …
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… genomics can add significant value to the other commonly used culture-independent sequencing approaches including … the planet’s nutrient cycles and are potentially of use in fields ranging from agriculture to biotechnology and … User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This work was supported in part by a Natural …
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