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… reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection … in New Mexico via leakage from a local dry-cleaner. Researchers  identified two bacteria,  Dehalococcoides … Program , they were able to analyze the resulting metagenomic data. (Data from the project are available on the  …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the … roughly 5-7,000 years ago and has been well-studied by many researchers for nearly five decades. In these frigid … collected over a 10-year period and sent to JGI for metagenomic sequencing. A study  recently published in  …

… of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow  Salix … (DOE). (Poplar is a Flagship Plant.) To engineer them, researchers need to select and breed cultivars for the next …

Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology! … plant genomes. She has appeared on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list assembly by Clarivate Analytics. In 2020, …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a …

Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer …

… [subhed -- copy to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of … biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide … often by starting with identifying the right ingredients. Researchers collaborating across multiple institutions have …

… “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … crosses. The work wraps more than a decade of working with researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a … of these talks below, starting with Ari Patrinos. The Genomics Arms Race Ari Patrinos , Former Director of DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research “There are two kinds of scientific revolutions,” …

… in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed towards … a Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development after his research interests shifted from condensed matter physics to …