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…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in … cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do anything, they must find a host, and not … these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of …

… interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science … academic career enjoyed the chance to develop new skills needed for their PhD research. And for the first time in …

… from reseachers who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP Functional Genomics … leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions allows researchers to use them for …

… decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to … Dongying Wu, a member of the Functional Annotation team within the JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group. “Turns out … derived. Experimental studies on cultivated isolates are needed to convert the potential implications into applied …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a … polymorpha. Commonly known as liverwort, this was done to gain insights into gene families involved in adaptations … a resource that associates plant’s genetic variants with specific adaptation mechanisms they had identified. For …

The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each …

… ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered … were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  … are bacteria that act like tiny natural engineers with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle …

High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria … and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published in the  November 2022 issue …

… user facilities—the  Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) and the  DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)—have … features prominently among the eleven proposals selected with four focused on biofuels and bioproducts. For example, … user facilities work with the researchers to assess their needs and help them with their methodologies, experiments …

… at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. Zealexins are produced in every corn variety and … have now revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a … Plants that the zealexin pathway has an “hourglass” shape with diverse precursors in, and many different products out, …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Within days of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that … nearly five million barrels of light crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley …

… of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC Merced to promote diversity and inclusion in science and research, … Cristhian Gutierrez-Huerta (Major: Applied Math; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Zhong Wang) Victoria Arias (Major: Applied Math; … receive from our faculty.” Cristhian and Bryan interned with Zhong Wang and Tanja Woyke, respectively. Both of their …