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A Synthetic Gene Library Yields a Previously Unknown Glycoside Phosphorylase That Degrades and Assembles Poly-β-1,3-GlcNAc, Completing the Suite of β‑Linked GlcNAc Polysaccharides
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An Age of CRAGE: Advances in Rapidly Engineering Non-model Bacteria
A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a … addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c hassis (or strain)-independent  r ecombinase- a … used CRAGE to engineer domesticated bacterial strains with novel biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). BGCs make diverse …
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Eric Olo Ndela
… new computational approaches to identify and characterize novel Mobile Genetic Elements. Eric’s GitHub …
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Scientific Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee (SAC) is a board convened by the JGI Director to provide a scientific and technical overview … sequencing, new sequencing technologies, and related informatics; overview of the scientific programs at the JGI; … Research (BER) program, set the final sequence allocation for this program. …
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Forming Scientific Connections and Building Community
The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer … experiences and what they’ll take with them as they go forward in their careers.   Listed below are the interns, … “ Development of a multiplex genomic integration system for the selection of genes essential for specialized carbon …
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Programs & Platform Leads
As an Integrative Genome Science User Facility, the JGI plays a leadership role in enabling the frontiers of … In complement to the Community Science Program, JGI researchers drive innovations that cross the boundaries … infrastructure of Genomic Technologies and Data Science & Informatics. The JGI also sustains a vibrant community …
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Exploring Proteomes of Robust Yarrowia lipolytica Isolates Cultivated in Biomass Hydrolysate Reveals Key Processes Impacting Mixed Sugar Utilization, Lipid Accumulation, and Degradation
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A New Actinobacterial Chapter in the Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea
… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications The … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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The exceptional form and function of the giant bacterium Ca. Epulopiscium viviparus revolves around its sodium motive force
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Giant Bacteria Found in Guadeloupe Mangroves Challenge Traditional Concepts
… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Laboratory for Research in Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. … in more details. These techniques allowed him to observe novel, membrane-bound compartments that contain DNA …
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Ian Blaby
Since 2019 Dr. Blaby heads the DNA synthesis platform at the Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three … biology and functional genomics. Prior to joining the JGI, he was a group lead at Brookhaven National Laboratory … Biology . 5: 1. 2020 Nguyen et. al., ManiNetCluster: a novel manifold learning approach to reveal the functional …
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Jeremy Schmutz
Genome Institute dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the HudsonAlpha Institute for … For the past 13 years, Mr. Schmutz has directed the JGI Plant Program, focusing on the organization of community …
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