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… impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in the northeastern subarctic …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … challenges. In March 2008, the genome sequence of the forest fungus Laccaria bicolor was published in the …

… develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities that seek to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. …

Mr. Everson rejoined the JGI in 2020  and leads all aspects of JGI Operations which include the Safety, Finance, Human … Joint Genome Institute after serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the DOE Joint Bioenergy Institute and the … on the Council of UC Staff Assemblies (CUCSA) from 2015 to 2018, representing Berkeley Lab in this UC-wide staff …

… (CSP) . This includes mass spectrometry-based measurements of primary and secondary metabolites from plants, … The webinar featured  Trent Northen and Ben Bowen of the  JGI Metabolomics Program , along with Jenny … replicates that would allow us to identify significant changes.  Q:  Any advice on metabolomics result …

… could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants … to core nitrogen metabolism, this team built a phylogenetic tree using bioinformatic software called FastTree …

A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the … their tool before felling their research problem: at a genetic level, how does  Y. lipolytica work? The project was …

Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … December 7   9:15am PT (online) Town Hall on the role of user facilities in accelerating research and tips for … talk): “Wetland Restoration on Intensive Agricultural Lands Changes Nitrogen Cycling Microbial Communities and Reduces …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … genes would allow the team to express this library of encoded proteins at high throughput. “The JGI synthesis …