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… from the panel discussion  here . Contact  Robin Johnston for followup questions.     … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

Hosted by the JGI and co-organized with NIST,  the goal of the Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) symposium was … to all of our in-person and virtual attendees! Click here for the event photos. Keynote Speakers Katrine Whiteson , UC … (LBNL), Stephanie Servetas (NIST), Devaki Bhaya (Stanford), Gary Trubl (LLNL), Scott Jackson (NIST) …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often … gap, by tracing the evolution of a specific enzyme family called aminotransferases (ATs). These enzymes play a crucial …

… serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist … sees the JGI’s open application process for proposal calls as an opportunity to broadly increase access. He aims …

JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell … of members. Each of the researchers had particular reasons for wanting to serve on the UEC. Hatzenpichler, who studies … systems, noted that she would like to help advance JGI efforts aimed at “understanding complex communities and …

Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature … States. They also provided multiple access points to the information. The team harnessed a community-science program to … available, river-focused microbial resource that provides information at multiple scales from genes to the community …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments … found there utilize a unique array of chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published …

… be a specific host the virus has adapted to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like … With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of … approaches, researchers have created a new program called iPHoP (pronounced “eye-pop”,  freely available online …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the … Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for bioenergy and the greater bioeconomy. By bringing …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the … Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for bioenergy and the greater bioeconomy. By bringing …

… in the Analysis R&D group focuses on developing new bioinformatics solutions to support JGI in adopting new genomics … and enabling data-driven science. This is a group of computational biologists, bioinformaticians, computer scientists and biostatisticians. …

A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The … by minimizing flood risks and filtering water. Peat formed there over thousands of years sequesters more carbon … chromosomes ever identified in the plant kingdom. Specifically, researchers found that female plants within a species …