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… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … — mainly actinobacteria, as well as proteobacteria, bacteroidata, and patescibacteria. A major strength of this kind of …

… DOE user facilities EMSL and JGI announce FY 2020 collaborative FICUS projects. Through the Facilities … for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national user … Tfaily of the University of Arizona. Her team aims to use data from an interdisciplinary field campaign taking place …

… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in … technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University of Tokyo …

… This webinar focused on how the JGI employs single-molecule, … to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects.  More … sequenced without pooling, which yields ~ 180 Gb of data per library. Q: How much DNA/coverage is required for …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass conversion to biofuel. Summary Water … annotated algal genome is available on the JGI’s PhycoCosm data portal.) This research not only sheds light on the …

… XXVII Conference (PAG) takes place January 12-16, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. Representatives from the DOE Joint … and chat with representatives from KBase and the JGI about collaborative science opportunities. Learn how to apply for … your plant genomics research. Click here to download a list of talks relevant to JGI science at PAG XXVII. On January …

… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was … human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed … genomes produced by the DOE Joint Genome Institute and the collaborative projects funded through the CSP program. In …

… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … Czech Academy of Sciences first needed to build a detailed database on the denizens in the soil. While large protein …

… Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced … develop presentation skills as well as build their network in the field of genomics and scientific research. The topics … worked on ranged far and wide — from implementing new data visualization tools, to using natural language …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even … his team then linked those species-level observations with data on microalgal communities across different ocean … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… For accepted proposals, sequencing, synthesis, metabolomics and analysis will be paid for by the Department of Energy’s funding of the JGI. There is no cost to the user … JGI and the Molecular Foundry.  Submission Deadline Feb 19, 2026 (Proposals due 4/30/26) April 9, 2026  11:59pm PT  Sep …

… 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 … of a virus relative to its host (inferred through sequence data) can suggest different predatory behaviors. A high …