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… The Science Through the JGI’s Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program (ETOP) , researchers have developed and improved … a tool that combines existing DNA sequence binning algorithms, allowing them to reconstruct more near-complete … from soil metagenomes compared to other methods. The Impact Understanding how individual microbes interact with each …

… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better understand how beneficial organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between host generations, researchers investigated the … by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The work conducted by the U.S. Department …

… JGI researchers nearly tripled the available fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for … produced nearly 10,000 new annotations of fungal mitochondrial genomes — the DNA found inside mitochondria, … to predicting fungal metabolic traits from genomic data to understand how biological systems produce and manage energy. …

… are more difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of modern, genomic breeding in these crops. … species, sequencing programs generally focus on a genotype with two identical sets of chromosomes to produce a monoploid … complex and more realistic polyploid sugarcane genome now underway as part of the JGI Community Science Program (CSP), …

… of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications. Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational … diversity. Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under laboratory conditions, their genomes can’t be … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at …

… into an estimated 2–6 million species — dwarfing the diversity of plants. To put this evolutionary timescale in … meaning hidden within millions of genes? Fostering a Deeper Understanding Fortunately, fungi are ideal subjects for … This allows for revealing patterns that would be invisible when studying species in isolation. The comparative power …

… researchers assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies … from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences … “Check-Vee”) to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes . The Impact The …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic … , another species of Miscanthus that was sequenced. Understanding the evolution of polyploidy, and how genomes … This work was supported by the Energy Biosciences Institute and the DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and …

… which include the Safety, Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, IT, Shipping and Receiving, Lab Automation, and … 2007 to 2012, overseeing all financial and logistics activities.  He returned to the Joint Genome Institute after … of JGI operations infrastructure, including space and facilities, finance and procurement, human resources, safety, and …

… As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 … how these fungi have adapted to stress and host specificity, particularly regarding the effects of climate change. … at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology … liquid handling and bioinformatics pipelines to transition bench-scale methods into production workflows. He …

… lessons on presentations to peatlands Travis Lawrence sits in his backyard in Tennessee — the birds are chirping … to the rapidly expanding field of bioinformatics. When Lawrence embarked on his PhD program at UC Merced in … began.    Lawrence was paired with program co-founder and JGI mentor, Zhong Wang. Together, they worked to …