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… technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of … various environments are expressed when their functions are needed. Data yielded through RIViT-seq expand the known …

… how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the … a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on …

… of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a single host? Another wrinkle … affect their prey in different ways. They have the capacity to kill outright, replicating so thoroughly that they lyse … inside the host’s genome, living quietly and replicating with their host indefinitely. Now, in studying a microbial …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … environmental challenges. Oh, the magical world of the cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. Rumen microbes have the ability to break down hardy plant cell walls and therefore hold …

… featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s history, from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome Project out to the future of the institution. Their talks shed light on … Find recordings and recaps of these talks below, starting with Ari Patrinos. The Genomics Arms Race Ari Patrinos , …

… in science. Hear more about what they learned from working with their JGI mentors, what challenges they overcame, and what new skill sets they look forward to taking back to school.  The interns from this cohort and …

… 2021, JGI and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) co-hosted a JGI Engagement: Accessing Resources at Multiple DOE User Facilities with a Single Proposal webinar, inviting researchers to … contact EMSL and JGI staff to help you appropriately scope a proposal that will be competitive. Q:  Can you …

… wilder than ever. Imagine researchers exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been …

… (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on … impact on global carbon cycling and climate is estimated to be larger than any other single plant genus. Peatlands … These resources would provide the research community with the ability to address questions such as sphagnum’s …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw … have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized system. The Impact Photosynthesis …

Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), with computing resources provided by NERSC, another user … specific plasmids or viruses. geNomad combines a broad scope, targeting all known groups of viruses and plasmids. It …

Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … case studies, JGI scientific users share how they’ve worked with the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program, which started in … and pathway discovery approaches and provided the resources needed to foster interdisciplinary collaborations,” says …