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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … the California oak woodlands from the air, large swaths of the bleached, skeletal remains of trees can be seen. …

Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission … of a soil viral auxiliary metabolic gene product - a functional chitosanase., Nature Communications , 2023 Zhao … , 2022 Ke and Yoshikuni, Development of platforms for functional characterization and production of phenazines …

… data modeling, and biological data management. She was one of the co-authors and key developers of the Object-Protocol Model (OPM) data management tools for … of uncultured virus genomes within a framework of extensive functional, taxonomic, and ecological metadata. Nucleic …

During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … of Binning Tools for Microbial Eukaryotes in Metagenomes … Functional exploration of Phage Impact on Microbial Root … … Categorization of Genomic Variations … Comparative and Functional Genomic Analysis of Genus Roseovarius … …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … surface where algae grow. Armed with a better understanding of the alga’s stress resistance and ability to adapt to … how life thrives in the Arctic, and how different types of microbes form communities. As temperatures fluctuate, salt …

Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … heads the Single Cells group. She has also served as the Functional Genomics Department Head for the Environmental … methods to access the genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their genomes to the roles they play in …

… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of … the Ecological Society of America. He’s interested in how microbes influence biogeochemical cycles in soils and … Wilbanks has served on review panels for the JGI’s Functional Genomics CSP and the JGI-EMSL FICUS programs and …

… researcher who identifies and analyzes novel clades of RNA viruses and determines novel viral gene functions that may impact hosts and host populations. …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two different methods; …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … communication between the plant and fungus. Discovering how microbes can influence plant physiology helps scientists …

A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be … and have very little oxygen, which is tough on the type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants …

… focused on building tools to facilitate expert curation of human gene models in support of JGI’s contributions to the Human Genome Project, he began … Gene Atlas: an updateable transcriptome resource to improve functional gene descriptions across the plant kingdom. …