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Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … the first participants in the DOE JGI/University of California, Merced Genomics Distinguished Graduate Internship … Nicole Johnson in Wang’s group on developing an algorithm for RNA-Seq assembly. RNA-Seq is a technique for profiling …

… projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy … DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)—have selected 11 proposals for support from 53 received through a joint research call. … selected with four focused on biofuels and bioproducts. For example, Sabeeha Merchant of the University of …

Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation … A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized …

… cycle. All methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: hydrogen-dependent and CO2-reducing, or … acetoclastic. All three pathways require the gene cluster for methane production known as Mcr. Until recently, the Mcr … of the National Academy of Sciences , researchers at Stanford University, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, and the U.S. …

… is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in … familiar with: differentiating into male and female sexes. For the first time, the sex chromosomes of shrub willow have … structure. Scientists found both a gene likely important for sex determination and a shared genetic architecture with …

… . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments … understanding of how these bacteria evolved could help inform engineering microorganisms for biofuel production and other sustainable applications. …

Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial … it in the deep ocean. With genomic samples collected before, during and after The Blob, researchers developed a … water about a third the size of the United States began forming in Alaska. Over the next two years it slowly spread, …

Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for bioenergy and the greater bioeconomy. By bringing … the nucleus and organelles such as the chloroplast. In the cases where data are available, a user can also analyze gene …

Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for bioenergy and the greater bioeconomy. By bringing … the nucleus and organelles such as the chloroplast. In the cases where data are available, a user can also analyze gene …

Through the  “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) call between the JGI and the  … State University, which archives and makes available for research over 100,000 samples and specimens of over 60 … co-hosted by the JGI and EMSL inviting researchers to apply for a FICUS proposal. Additionally, researchers may also …

… remembering to document his code. At JGI, he develops tools for viral discovery and analysis, with a particular fondness for RNA viruses – though he'll take a look at anything …

JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth … the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, a … research community. Kyrpides’ project, “ Advanced analytics for uncovering virus dynamics and functional potential ," is …