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JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … plant fibers. But are they both actually doing the job? By analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic …

For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their … The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could …

Dr. Louie joined the JGI in 2014 to develop the metabolomics program, … samples in support of user science.  Capabilities offered by the platform are a result of Dr. Louie’s establishment of …

Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … On the UEC she intends to represent the user community by providing input on JGI policies and capabilities that …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … scientists to study microorganisms that can’t be cultured by analyzing and then extrapolating data obtained from …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … in 29 U.S. states and 35 countries. (Graphic: Neil Byers) The JGI launched the 1000 Fungal Genomes (1KFG) …

A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis Martin from the Institut … part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In …

… and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … in California’s manmade water transport canals. Inspired by Randall Munroe’s xkcd comic “Up Goer Five” and his …

In this short video, UC Merced undergraduate and graduate … more about what they learned from working with their JGI mentors, what challenges they overcame, and what new skill sets they look forward to taking back to school.  The interns from this cohort and … and I look forward to keeping them in my network.      Byline: Ashleigh Papp …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … that keep microbes — and the enzymes that would be produced by microorganisms — out,” said JGI user/collaborator … as these projects have delivered results, they have also snowballed into more collaborations. One of O’Malley’s …

Dr. Vogel joined JGI in 2014 to establish a plant functional genomics … regulation, abiotic stress tolerance, and the mechanisms by which plants interact with their microbiomes. In …