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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both …   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days occur in April: the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. Since …

… Over the last few months, we found an increasing number of colleagues missing elements of the required PPE in the lab. To address this issue, we … to provide our colleagues with a visual representation of JGI PPE requirements. When working in the lab, it is … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The … themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the base cytosine … of specific 5mC methyltransferase (MTase) variants. Using new sequencing technologies for producing both reference …

… Highlighting the latest interactive version of the JGI’s plant data portal. On August 6, 2021,  version … choose the genome you’re after as the dataset. From the (new and improved JGI Data Portal).  Go to  … PhytoMine and keep it current given the accelerated rate of new genome releases in Phytozome v13. If the genome(s) …

… the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even … DNA floats freely within the cytoplasm of their cells. This newly discovered species of bacteria keeps its DNA more … carbon stored in coastal sediments,” said Woyke, who also heads the JGI’s Microbial Program and is one of the …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on … di-GMP (Guanine Monophosphate) is found in nearly all types of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that … making them useful in a wider range of environments. This new technology enables researchers to directly …

… Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award , one of DOE’s highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing the roles of microbial …

… his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the … team responsible for piloting and operationalizing new genomic technologies, integrating automated liquid handling and bioinformatics pipelines to transition bench-scale methods into …