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… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. Summary Existing programs use a variety of approaches to match a virus with a … led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at …

… Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. In this role he supervises the Genome Assembly, QA/QC, and User Support Analysis teams. … provide analysis support and R&D for production and user science. He received his Ph.D. from the Wellcome Trust …

… fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it … yield fuels, and removing lignin in order to do so is a resource-intensive process. Now, a new study shows how … conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic …

… JGI staff who mentored students this past year, through programs including the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program and the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program. (Watch … that anaerobic fungi from herbivore poop might be a new source of novel compounds to help bolster the bioeconomy. …

… revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental … for anaerobic fungi . Eventually, it’s possible that fungal communities — or enzymes from fungal communities — …

… JGI Plant Gene Atlas is a huge updateable transcriptome resource spanning diverse plant species. It was developed to … resource like this important to the field of plant genetics/genomics? Avinash: Having a better handle on the gene … one of which is sweet sorghum Rio from a JGI Community Science Program project and another is Lupinus albus from a …

… has had leadership roles within large DOE-funded research programs using mass spectrometry for energy and … Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes … Trent Northen is the Metabolomics Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about …

… at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the … to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting … interact; beyond bacteria, these samples harbored fungal genomes, including a novel Leotiomycetes species and …

… and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on … graduate student working with  Susannah Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems group …

… Learn more about MycoCosm, a data portal with over 2,000 fungal genomes and multi-omics datasets, equipped with interactive web-based tools for comparative genomics and community annotation. Presented by Igor …

… identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have … impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden components, … second only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase …