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… growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … on cotton production, and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion worldwide underscores its value and importance in the fabric of our lives. In the United States, cotton production …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and bring them … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … of the tree of life. Used in tandem over the years, metagenomics and single cell genomics have afforded JGI …

… for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide advanced genomic … A record number of primary users — 2,456 — had active proposals with us, … along with more than 15,000 secondary users who made use of our data. We completed 39,870 projects in FY24 We …

… data set will help identify how different elements of the ecosystem interact and respond to changes in the … their genetic diversity. They hold economic value as both biofuel feedstock and their role in carbon sequestration. … managed through human intervention. By leveraging metagenomics, scientists were able to analyze the DNA of …

… Department at the Joint Genome Institute. His team of engineers and scientists builds and operates the data and … science.  Dr. Sneddon is an accomplished leader in data, software, compute, and AI for large-scale genomics and lab … Prior to joining JGI in late 2025, he served as Director of Scientific Computing at Predicine, an NGS-based clinical …

… in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade” by … Tanja Woyke (Biology and Biochemistry)  Here’s a selection of studies these busy bees contributed to:  Giant bacteria … to ground-breaking research following the discovery of bacteria 5,000 times the average size. Woyke’s  Single …

… The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … symbiotic interactions are difficult to study in the lab. Metagenomics provides new views of these relationships.  … genomes. One of these systems, the CRISPR-Cas9 system, is a powerful tool in gene editing, but many other systems exist. …

… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elizabeth “Lizzy” … CSP and the JGI-EMSL FICUS programs and brings expertise in metagenomics and novel applications for long-read DNA …

… to global oceans. Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … our efforts to characterize poorly-studied algal and viral genomes, and integrate with key DOE Office of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …