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Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … more than 13 million BGCs in the catalog at the time of publication, it is the largest repository of BGC sequence …

What grass is a prized ornamental and a bioenergy plant? Meet Miscanthus , an attractive addition to … and a potential fuel for the future. But, to be competitive in the market, both energy policy and Miscanthus will need some upgrades. In this episode, hear from scientists working on …

… land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … evolutionary lineage. They provide a unique window into the adaptations that enabled the first land plants to transition …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … in the journal Science. It detailed how they’d used metagenomics — a then-novel approach which allows scientists to … by many, many scientists.”  Using samples of rumen-digested switchgrass, researchers isolated and sequenced DNA from …

…   Join the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Environmental … to stay informed … The JGI and EMSL are U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national scientific user facilities dedicated to advancing research in bioenergy and environmental science. They provide the …

… pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … Futures … Metagenome Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to engineer plants. So …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … led by Nikos Kyrpides , mining the Integrated Microbial Genomics & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system’s immense collection … nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications:  A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …

The JGI aims to inspire more students to enter the STEM workforce by fostering an understanding of our role in advancing the energy and environmental genomics research frontier.  Learn more about the JGI's …

…   The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a national user facility … around 280 researchers and support staff in the Integrative Genomics Building in Berkeley, California.  Our location at …

… cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple … The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in … to carbon cycling, and is interested in understanding the genomic basis and ecological consequences of microbe-microbe …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … the microbes there,” said Simon Roux , the Viral Genomics Group Lead at the JGI.  To understand the … vein, characterizing CRISPR defense and anti-CRISPR mechanisms in a broader range of viral genomes would give …