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… “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant … comprise a full third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the … to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz already see how …

… assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and … uncultivated viruses. Following up on those guidelines, JGI researchers have now developed CheckV (pronounced … who encounter an elephant for the first time. Based on the single body part each blind man touches – a tusk, the ear, …

… at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the … and growth.  This study builds on the pyrophilous fungi the JGI has previously sequenced , and provides a powerful … one DOE Office of Science National User Facilities in a single project. …

… and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered flagella in an unexpected place: … in oceans or soils.  A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     focused on a class within  Chloroflexota called  … Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported by the Office of Science …

… provide insights into environmental tendencies The Science The  Metagenome Stability Diagram — a tool within … (IMG/M) platform — has been developed to help inform scientists and researchers more about the patterns and … mSystems paper , a team at the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s …

… Learn more about JGI’s  MycoCosm data portal , an interactive collection of … for genome sequencing, or only “true fungi”? A(nswer): Our focus is on fungi, algae, plants, and the microbial … MycoCosm and Fungal Program pages ( https://jgi.doe.gov/our-science/science-programs/fungal-genomics/ ). You can also …

… Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … National Laboratory’s National Synchrotron Light Source II, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s … in complementary ways to investigate this protein domain. Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s NSLS-II used …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, … workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s Data Science and Informatics department head.  Dr. Fagnan is also …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically characterized at UC Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature … of thermostable Cas9 genes . The work also used resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …

… can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by … The Impact In providing a reference sugarcane  genome , the JGI provides foundational genetic information that crop … cultivar R570 has been generated and  reported in the journal  Nature . The work led by researchers at Australia’s …