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… These injuries and illnesses may result from contact with chemical, biological, physical, mechanical, or other … 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 … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special groups of actinobacteria … is more than just a funny word. The 500 species described within the group are responsible for roughly two-thirds of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new … challenges. And many JGIers work to connect those big goals with their everyday activities, striving for sustainability in lab spaces as well as offices. These efforts dovetail into sustainability …

… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why twice each year we look for novel … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… on microbial communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI … communities. By pairing RNA or DNA sequencing with tracings of stable, heavy isotopes, SIP allows researchers to go … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… The chromosome-scale genome sequence of trifoliate orange yields clues to disease-resistance that … from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of trifoliate orange. Otherwise known as  Poncirus … Citrus , appeals in other ways. It better tolerates cold, withstands pests, and, especially tantalizing, resists a …

… Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … Usually, plants have the upper hand against any kind of biomass breakdown. They’ve spent millions of years evolving … of California Santa Barbara. So plants don’t break down without a fight, but it’s an important battle to fine-tune. …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … and environmental ch allenges. Methane emissions are a massive factor driving climate change. According to the … livestock — specifically, from the methane-making microbes within their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental … deployed a pipeline to first target cells from communities of uncultivated microbes, and then efficiently retrieve and … would allow researchers to focus on specific microbes within metagenome samples and associate their sequences with …

… a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … microbial factory, capable of turning abundant biomass carbohydrates — glucose and xylose — into fatty acids … of researchers sought to disrupt every gene in the genome with CRISPR-Cas9 in order to interrogate each one’s …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … began to offer a window into viral existence. Along with highlighting the viruses in a given sample, …