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… the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in name first described in 2011 which reflects the metabolic changes … undergone. The Impact The number of microbes in, on, and around the planet is an astronomical figure, and yet viruses … U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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… In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … invaluable leadership, teamwork, and dedication. This was a first of its kind project, but it is a great model of how … and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and …
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… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford … human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, he developed … For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community …
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… fungal infections. That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s … there will be cocoa for chocolate tomorrow In 2010, a draft first genome of Theobroma cacao – the tree that produces … for comparative purposes on the latest version of the JGI plant portal Phytozome at phytozome-next.JGI.doe.gov . …
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… BS – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Chemical Engineering Ph. D. – … 2024 Berkeley Lab Recognition of Excellence Award 2016 R&D 100 Winner 2014 Berkeley Lab … T., Ruebel, O., Northen, T., & Bowen, B. (2015). Analysis of metabolomics datasets with high-performance computing and …
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… S. Ballon is the Communications and Outreach Manager at the JGI. Through multi-platform stories and outreach efforts, the team aims to broaden awareness of and access to JGI public resources and the DOE mission, as well as help … Massie Ballon is the JGI's Communications and Outreach Manager. Click to see the …
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… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of … roles in carbon and other nutrient cycles. “This is the first study to take a more global look at giant viruses by … metagenome datasets generated from sampling sites around the world, including data from several DOE-mission …
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… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, for publicly … methanogenesis is one of the oldest metabolisms, with the first traces possibly at ~3.5 Gy (billion years),” Borrel …
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… On July 30, UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was … by short final presentations attended by more than 75 JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders …
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… JGI researchers demonstrate how their laboratory and data … to advance biotechnology. Mission As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility supported by the Biological …
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