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… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI … bacterial group in the ocean. Later during his postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he … amplifying their genetic material, thus bypassing the need to culture these microbes in the lab. After joining the JGI, …

… The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of the … Understanding how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but …

… JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … is interested in understanding which species of mycorrhizal fungi are important for poplar plant health, in part to … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… In  Nature Communications , researchers describe a strategy to recover high value products from human waste. They   genetically modified yeast to efficiently convert elements present in urine to create … hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was led by researchers …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as part of … even smartphones. This year’s three-day conference featured keynote speeches from Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna of the … mutations that, for example, turn maize (where McClintock originally discovered TEs) into corn starch. “There are lots …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant … of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … of environmental challenges, characterizing viruses is a key step. For decades, though, many viruses have been …

…   Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Desert Research Institute, the 2025 NeLLi Symposium delves into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest … bacteria and archaea revealed by a recent genome census . A key outcome will be a a compelling position paper, and we …

… Congratulations to the 2021 Highly Cited Researchers at the JGI! They are … in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.” … Santa Barbara, he and his colleagues found that anaerobic fungi from herbivore poop might be a new source of novel …

… annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae , allowing this species to grow better than its closest relative S. paradoxus at … it paves the way for dissection of additional traits, in fungi and beyond. …

… focuses on using genome-resolved metagenomic approaches to identify and characterize genomic information from … microbes and viruses. We develop computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial … focuses on the assembly of metagenomic sequence data into microbial genomes, which is of fundamental value to …