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Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across California State University campuses for …
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… of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in … or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To better understand … records of 8,350 organisms along with 4,355 genomes and 13.6 million genes. The results reveal that fermentative …
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During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and … returned to re-engage with their mentors from the previous year and continue working on their research project! The …
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Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants interpret different light … day. At the Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on understanding how microbes can colonize plant … … University of California, San Diego (PhD, 2011) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 2006) … List of …
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… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … proposals come from investigators who have not previously been a principal investigator (PI) on an approved JGI … with 600 instructors worldwide who work with more than 10,000 undergraduate students each year. Brian Looney of …
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… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, reported on just how morel fruiting is triggered when nutrients are … from an external source. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic …
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… to date. This summer internship program, which began in 2014, pairs undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced … The 2020 JGI-UC Merced interns and mentor/s: Brendan Blasius & Guohong “Albert” Wu Edgar Jimenez & Sharon Greenblum … Li Lei and Virginia Scarlett Jasper Toscani Field & Brian Bushnell Lesly Lopez & Li Lei Lorenzo Scaturchio & Benjamin …
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… between.” To find an explanation, his team tracked the thousands of bacterial and archaeal species using a DNA-based array developed at Berkeley Lab. Over the … described the early efforts in his keynote talk at JGI’s 2011 Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting: “What we …
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Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of … Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … on dead wood decomposition. She’s also participated in the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project and has an interest in …
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… between DOE JGI and UC Merced to promote diversity and inclusion in science and research, two undergraduate students … technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. At the 2016 CAMP Statewide Undergraduate Research Symposium , held … From the 99 students who attended, representing 9 UC campuses, 10 special merit posters/presenters and 10 honorable …
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As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … by prokaryotes (microorganisms without a defined nucleus). Colder waters nearer the poles, however, tend to favor … are.” But according to a new study published September 16, 2021 in Nature Communications , warmer waters and …
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