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… fungi can form such symbiotic partnerships. To learn more about these other plant-fungal relationships, an … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … toward filling gaps on the fungal Tree of Life through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Hacquard’s group had assembled …
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Dehalococcoides mccartyi and Dehalobacter restrictus, that work together to break down PCE into the chemical … aquifer in 2007 to achieve this goal. In less than four years, parts of the shallow portions of the groundwater were … samples from wells at the site in 2007, 2009, and 2010. DNA was extracted from the samples that were sequenced …
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… an array of experiments at universities and national user facilities, researchers found that this protein detects … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … we were able to work with on this project to ask questions about structure and function,” Blaby-Haas said. Looking at …
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For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted several UC … going forward. Watch this short video (below) to hear more about the summer from their own perspectives. The interns … JGI mentors are listed below, along with their project focus areas: Undergraduate Interns Andrew Lin and mentor Vy …
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… rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often loosely understood, … enzyme family evolved across 90 species. “One unique thing about this work was our focus on all the kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, …
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… bacteria and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us dial back their emissions, while still producing things …
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… (JBEI) and in 2017 joined the Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Tina serves in an HR advisory role to Division/Area … relations matters and coaching supervisors and managers. Years later she received her MA degree in Counseling from … to enabling conflict resolution with respect and trust. Tina is very enthusiastic to be a part of the Berkeley …
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Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by … degrade the plant biomass. In order to learn more about these regulatory networks in the model fungus N. … tree of life, enriching the work being done as part of the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. Funding for the project was …
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… ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce … popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the spouse of Lynn Margulis). The information was then used to … of UC Berkeley geomicrobiologist Jill Banfield, a longtime JGI collaborator, postdoctoral fellow Paula Matheus …
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… in hot springs. Hear how their recent work revealed more about the history of the Chloroflexota phylum and a new way …
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Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic … biogeochemical cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the …
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