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JGI@25: Building a Better Bean
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … “Technology was actually quite a bit different than it is today,” Schmutz said. “…It was incredibly expensive and … diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One important improvement to the bean spawned from this …
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An Enzyme Family that Helped Shape Nitrogen Metabolism on Our Planet
Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match … look at how this enzyme family evolved across 90 species. “One unique thing about this work was our focus on all the … of this enzyme family,” said Sang-Woo Han, one of the co-first authors of this work.  Han is an Assistant Professor …
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Viral community analysis in a marine oxygen minimum zone indicates increased potential for viral manipulation of microbial physiological state
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Susannah Tringe Named 2020 DOE Lawrence Award Recipient
Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award , …
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Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh
Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial … detection of microbial diversity. Nature Microbiol. 1: 15032. Eloe-Fadrosh EA, et al. 2016. Global metagenomic survey …
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The JGI Data Portal: Improving User Experience
… human-centered, agile collaboration between the JGI and the information technology company Truss has resulted in the JGI Data Portal , a pilot download experience … data more findable and easier to download is a complex one, so our joint team started small, in the tradition of …
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New Research Sheds Light on Diversity in the Deep Sea
Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for …   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. …
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Description of Candidatus Mesopelagibacter carboxydoxydans and Candidatus Anoxipelagibacter denitrificans: Nitrate-reducing SAR11 genera that dominate mesopelagic and anoxic marine zones
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Multi 'omics comparison reveals metabolome biochemistry, not microbiome composition or gene expression, corresponds to elevated biogeochemical function in the hyporheic zone
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Tracing the Evolution of Shiitake Mushrooms
New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from … group of decomposers that can break down all of wood’s components — cellulose, hemicellulose, and the toughest …
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JGI Announces 2023 Community Science Program Awardees
Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … this years’ crop of CSP recipients, over half of which are first-time PIs on a JGI proposal,” said Tanja Woyke , JGI’s … CSP Annual Call is focused on large-scale genomic science projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of Biological and …
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Secreted Effector Proteins of the Poplar Leaf Spot and Stem Canker Pathogen Sphaerulina musiva Manipulate Plant Immunity and Contribute to Virulence in Diverse Ways.
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