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… Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the Max Planck Institute in Hanover, Germany, where he developed novel tools for … science program — their areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a … the minimum amount of what’s allowed in drinking water. However, in the deeper sites, toxic chemicals remain.  To … the strains involved in breaking down PCE at the NRAP site. However, the microbial strain’s genome sequence was not in …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a … that a new genetic mapping strategy called RH-Seq can identify genes that promote heat resistance in the brewer’s/baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae …

… Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global … cotton fields look like popcorn is literally growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods … the world whose livelihoods depend on cotton production, and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have developed a more nuanced library approach to tuning gene expression in … were previously missed in knock-out screens. These results show that this singular library synthesized by JGI was …

… of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven graduate students from UC Merced through their long standing internship program. In just two months, the students … in networking workshops, data carpentry hackathons, and also made new friends while working on their summer …

… Nicholas Darci-Maher, Lital Davidi, Colleen J. Doherty, Adrian A. Estrada-Graf, Nicole M. Fernandez; [Row 2]: Zachary Garvin, Chandan Kumar Gautam, Gareth Gillard, Audrey Goeckner, …

… from left: [Top row]: Romy Chakraborty, Dawn Chiniquy, Anne Glaesener, Steven Hallam, Marc Hanikenne, Cheryl Kerfeld, Jeffrey Marlow;  [Row 2]: N. Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, Sabeeha Merchant, Sergey Nuzhdin, Stephanie Porter, Claire Remacle, …

… Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities that seek to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms …

… latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert …

…   For years, researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, that can move between organisms. But now, deep sequencing and new analysis methods …

… To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) …