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… infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so … In their study , which appeared in The ISME Journal , they focused on how virus-infected microbes are … U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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… JGI researchers demonstrate how their laboratory and data … complex biological and environmental systems. We optimize our service to the community through responsibly managing …
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… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock. The Science The fungus Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists studied what happens to the tree’s physical … as secreted proteins. However, M. elongata seems to encourage the plant to have leakier cell walls and weaker …
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… Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, JGI’s Zhong Wang and Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of … staff, Mouncey explained: “One of the hallmarks of JGI is our diverse workforce and our diverse collaborators around …
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… mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), with computing resources provided by NERSC, another user facility at Berkeley … genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the cellular level, scientists can better understand ecosystem-wide processes. …
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… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … enzyme activity assay. The work was reported in The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known …
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… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, … for scientific data analysis. In 2014 Dr. Fagnan became the JGI-NERSC Engagement Lead with a focus on adapting JGI … the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s Data Science and Informatics department head. Dr. Fagnan is also …
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