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… single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in … genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, understanding of giant viruses came primarily from sampling an … viruses has enabled findings on host range, morphological structures, and infection strategies. More recently, …

… technologies provide opportunities for students and professors alike The Science In  PLoS Pathogens , a team of … with the JGI and KBase to tap into their existing infrastructures and technologies, enabling these communities to … complete processing and analysis of fungal data, the course structures center around the practices of collecting samples …

… A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, has discovered that the …

… Summer 2025 marked the second year of Alabama A&M University students coming to the DOE Joint … experience funded by a DOE training grant.  Building off the previous year’s project, undergraduate interns … the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of  Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common … by a consortium involving researchers from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and Natural …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important role in the cycling of nutrients in these systems.” -Mike Wilkins, Colorado …

… 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 …

… in sequences affect traits. In a text file, the rows of letters A, T, C and G appearing over and over in a dizzying array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the … features and functions. Making connections between the structures and functions of the genes encoded in the genome …

… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the waters and clouds of insects hover just above. Described as a “river of grass” that stretches some 580,000 square miles across … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was … JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders of this internship program, this was the largest turnout for … to ensure projects progressed despite the challenges of remote work. In addition to the knowledge gained on the …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. Since … at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He’s part of a JGI-supported project studying the world’s rivers and …