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CheckV can help researchers assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through … technologies and computational approaches, more and more virus sequences are being recovered and identified from … the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a previous effort, an …

… (Berkeley Lab), Woyke has led JGI’s Microbial Genomics Program since 2009 and heads the Single Cells group. She has … Lab’s 2015 Women @ the Lab honorees. Woyke’s research focuses on developing and harnessing single-cell methods to … to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) supergroup. As a result, the giant virus protein space grew …

… between the JGI and the information technology company Truss has resulted in the JGI Data Portal , a pilot download … processes from the other JGI Portals, as well. “For thousands of scientists around the world, the JGI Genome Portal … , and PhycoCosm , serve researchers with unique areas of focus and data and computational needs. Over its 23-year …

… may not seem to amount to much, the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is actually a vital source of protein in many … works on food crops specifically, “[At the JGI] we do use Phaseolus as a test model quite frequently for R&D in … trait. Traditionally beans have had a shelf-life about roughly 6-9 months before their color begins to …

… the genetic codes of plants is often challenging because in many plants chromosomes are present in more than two … his words, the history of the strawberry is complicated because, “when you have comparisons to other closely related … an early algorithm and developing it in order to talk about the subgenome identity.”  These days, Session is …

… from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the production sequencing labs in … home located in the heart of the Berkeley Lab main campus. On Monday, November 11, a week after they’d been  moved … asked to “KonMari” their spaces, a decluttering method focused on keeping only items that bring joy (and are necessary …

… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, …

… heads the Library Construction group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with the JGI began soon after … reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome , using samples from common gardens growing across the … involved researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, HudsonAlpha, and the JGI. Building off this work, …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year (perenniality). The Impact Among … allows  Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year (perenniality). The Impact Among … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such …

… novel technique to access high-quality genomic information using minute quantities of DNA derived from individual … at the bottom.  Perhaps most notably, JGI’s Microbial Program head Tanja Woyke and her colleagues harnessed the … microbial genomes that were mapped to nearly 30 major previously uncharted branches of the tree of life. Used in tandem …

… sorghum’s survival secrets could change not only how we use and grow sorghum, but other important crops as well. In … of sorghum projects at the JGI: 2009: JGI and collaborators use whole-genome shotgun sequencing to analyze the … of sorghum begins. Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program, Todd Mockler and his team collect diverse lines of …