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… cycles, and possibly cold-temperature enzymes for biotechnological use. Summary Conditions such as extreme … understand how they’ve adapted to these conditions, information that could have biotechnological applications. The … Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform. These data allowed researchers to define a haloarchaea …

… the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most … shotgun metagenomic sequencing and single-cell sequencing. For years, extracting single cells and then amplifying their DNA for genome sequencing was no easy task. The traditional way …

… successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published … with potential applications in industry and biotechnology for the production of  clean energy . Summary Arbuscular … mycorrhizal fungi, live within a plant’s root system. They form mutually beneficial relationships with over 80% of land …

… also holds a joint appointment with the University of California, Berkeley. Nowadays, Session is an Assistant … arise when different ancestral species crossbreed before genome doubling. In allopolyploids, the set of … a subgenome. Session and Rokhsar, building on work with former JGI postdoc Jarrod Chapman, developed a method to …

… surface of plants, is a comparatively understudied area of forest ecosystems as past studies have mainly focused on … both local conditions and the movement of microbes through forest canopies.  The Impact This work, enabled in part by … the capacity to metabolize the same chemicals conifers use for defending themselves, which has important implications …

… in professional development enrichment activities. For some students in the 2021 cohort, this was their first … career enjoyed the chance to develop new skills needed for their PhD research. And for the first time in this program’s history, two interns … Evaluation of Binning Tools for Microbial Eukaryotes in …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the … the Lab. “This project represents part of our long term efforts to contribute towards a diverse workforce and scientific community (working with the JGI) as …

… 25-plus years since the JGI’s inception, making it possible for researchers to get a close look at more ecosystems and organisms than ever before. In 2006, the JGI produced 33 billion base pairs of … to high-quality, assembled datasets from all of this information. The JGI aims to create pipelines, tools and other …

… reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes … abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For bacteria, that salty, slightly stinky air is a rich …

… For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome … UC Merced students this past summer. This year’s cohort for the JGI-UC Merced Internship Program was brimming with … reported were incredibly valuable to their careers going forward. Watch this short video (below) to hear more about …

… Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … the first participants in the DOE JGI/University of California, Merced Genomics Distinguished Graduate Internship … Nicole Johnson in Wang’s group on developing an algorithm for RNA-Seq assembly. RNA-Seq is a technique for profiling …

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