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… S. Ballon is the Communications and Outreach Manager at the JGI. Through multi-platform stories and outreach efforts, … aims to broaden awareness of and access to JGI public resources and the DOE mission, as well as help cultivate the … collaborators.  Ms. Ballon is a molecular biology-trained science communicator with extensive experience shaping …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically characterized at UC Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature … of thermostable Cas9 genes . The work also used resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … govern ecosystems. These organisms carry out important environmental processes like  carbon fixation , nitrogen … described in Plos Biology , the research team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … the makeup and functioning of a given microbial community. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome … (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique …

… By leveraging new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers nearly tripled the available fungal … potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The Science Researchers produced nearly 10,000 new annotations … standardized structure of the dataset position it as a resource for AI-driven approaches to predicting fungal …

… hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. The Science Researchers have developed a genomic model to study … including researchers at the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, report the … of nearly a decade of work to develop genomic resources for drought tolerance in perennial grasses. The team …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… July 22, 2019, in  Nature Microbiology , a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, developed an algorithm that a … result of this hidden diversity of inoviruses now overhauls our perception of this virus group – from minor curiosities …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a … single step, directly into the genome. “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says … select group of bacterial strains as part of the Community Science Program (CSP)  Functional Genomics proposal call. …

… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists studied what happens to the tree’s physical … as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the plant to have leakier cell walls and weaker …