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Analyses of expressed sequence tags from the maize foliar pathogen Cercospora zeae-maydis identify novel genes expressed during vegetative, infectious, and reproductive growth
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2021 JGI Proposal Call Brings New Investigators into Community Science Program
JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  Community Science Program (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … generating their  genome sequences to improve breeding by genetic improvements. Apomixis is asexual reproduction …
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The Mutualist Laccaria bicolor Expresses a Core Gene Regulon During the Colonization of Diverse Host Plants and a Variable Regulon to Counteract Host-Specific Defenses.
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Applying Viral Genomics Expertise to Understanding the Human Virome
… viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … viruses are likely to infect, and (iii) identifying the genetic traits of the viruses to better understand their … , 2021), geNomad , a tool for identifying mobile genetic elements ( Nature Biotechnology , 2024), and iPHoP , …
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Nikos Kyrpides
… 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes … Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Kyrpides led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated … Camargo AP. et al. (2023) Identification of mobile genetic elements with geNomad. Nat Biotechnol . Epub. Neri …
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Defining the Sphagnum Core Microbiome across the North American Continent Reveals a Central Role for Diazotrophic Methanotrophs in the Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles of Boreal Peatland Ecosystems
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Genome Sequence of Arenibacter algicola Strain TG409, a Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterium Associated with Marine Eukaryotic Phytoplankton
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Matt Blow
University in 2005, where he studied RNA editing and cancer genetics. Dr. Blow carried out postdoctoral work at LBNL, … function in bacteria. Since 2016, he has been the lead of the User Support Analysis group. The group performs … analysis and develops automated pipelines for analysis of resequencing, transcriptome, epigenome and other …
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JGI@25: Studying Sorghum’s Survival Skills
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … reference genome and releases it to the community. 2014: GENCODE project begins. To support growing sorghum and other C4 … each variety stores sugars and sequesters carbon. 2015: Epigenetic Control of Drought Tolerance in Sorghum (EPICON) …
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From Intern to Published Scientist: The Journey of a JGI-UC Merced Intern
For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a written report that is published in a … above all else, determination. Rhondene Wint, an alumna of the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)-UC Merced internship … making proteins likely factors into why fungi have been so evolutionary and ecologically successful,” Wint said. “Fungi …
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JGI-Enabled Research Demonstrates the Existence of New Methane-Makers
… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … study how methanogenesis takes place in the context of the genetic material of many different organisms in an … do you not know in which direction the enzyme these genes encode are used — so producing methane or consuming methane, …
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JGI@25: Building a Better Bean
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … was published online June 8, 2014 in the journal Nature Genetics . “Common beans are a major societal crop for those … dicot,” Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. …
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