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The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … largely untouched until seven years later. In 2018, as members of the ZyGoLife consortium , my colleagues and I … to the terrestrial ecosystems exposed fungi to numerous new ecological niches and triggered rapid diversification of …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a … gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … National Park,” as well as details of the newly described members of the Korarchaeota. … The U.S. Department of Energy …

The central mission of the JGI’s Genomic Technologies department is   ensuring users have access to cutting-edge capabilities to help …

JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single … of giant viruses dubbed “Klosneuviruses.” Previously known members of the viral lineages in the NCLDV group infect … environmental conditions. Function prediction on the 2,000 new giant virus genomes led the team to uncover a prevalence …

Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace … their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and … these systems.” -Mike Wilkins, Colorado State University GI users and microbiome researchers Mike Wilkins and his … deep underground, and before the pandemic, they took the JGI on a sampling field trip. One of the questions they’re …

Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the … evolved separately from other similar systems, and offers new clues into a unique environment in the natural world. … Ace Lake were collected over a 10-year period and sent to JGI for metagenomic sequencing. A study  recently published …

… biology and functional genomics. Prior to joining the JGI, he was a group lead at Brookhaven National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at … and Synthetic Biology JGI Co-chair, People Stewardship committee (2020-2022) UCLA Molecular Biology Institute …