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… fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, … (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … . The Impact The microbes that play key roles in cycling nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen and sulfur are themselves …

With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … together, they found most bacterial genomes from water and soil communities were at least 80% complete when studied …

A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley … as well as microbial ecology with a focus on metabolism and ecosystem health. To facilitate in-depth discussions on …

Dr. Rokhsar joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2000 as the founding … directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and analysis of three human chromosomes. After successful completion of … IBM Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY … Publications … 2018 Marthella Foskett Brown Chair, …

The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … to their economies. It also plays an important role in soil health through nitrogen-fixation and holds clues for …

… technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … Characterization of p-hydroxycinnamate catabolism in a soil Actinobacterium. J. Bacteriol. 196, 4293-4303. Otani, … Mol. Microbiol. 87, 1223-1236. PubMed … Education … Publications …

A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving … ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the …

Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match … characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely on enzymes that …

Registration and Agenda Coming Soon!  Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Desert Research Institute, the …

JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect traits. In a text file, the rows of letters A, T, C and G appearing over and over in a dizzying array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the …