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… marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of … rise, so do instances of extreme weather events such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late … up and down the water column. They recently shared their findings in Communications Biology . They reported …

… develop, deploy, and maintain software that support the JGI’s Synthetic Biology Program .  Representative software … of tools to automate sequence design for assembly by Gibson, Yeast recombination and Golden Gate methods SynTrack and associated tools, …

This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve … behind this project. But every part of this project depends on lakewater samples — so this episode is a look at how …

… stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for … microbes who consume the labeled food or water. Later, their DNA can be tested for the isotope, which tells …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( … into many products; giving scientists a bigger bang for their buck. The research team reports that transferring just …

As set out in the JGI Five-Year Strategic Plan – “Beyond Basepairs, A Vision … and  Collaborative Genome Science” – through early introduction to the resources and disciplines advanced by the JGI, …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV irradiation, heavy metal contamination, and … are often both surprised and pleased to learn the value of their item. Part of that pleasure comes from finally having …

What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive food, medicine, and bioenergy crops. But most …

The Sequence to Function: Applications and Analysis for the Future (SFA²F) meeting brings … discussions, workshops, and informal networking events. JGI will present both a genome center talk and a tech talk. …

Kanwar spends part of his time assisting JGI users by processing their single cell samples using our high throughput …

Danielle operates the single-cell genomics pipeline for JGI collaborators. This work combines custom flow cytometric analysis, cell sorting, genome amplification, PCR screening, and 16S sequencing. She also develops …

… genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) have worked … to replace yeast’s native chromosomes with synthetic versions. This project has turned out to be an international collaboration, with some artistic endeavors along the …