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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 … previously unseen — is, in fact, a microscopic water mold, genetically related to such aquatic species as diatoms and …

… fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by … Biotechnology.  The work also led researchers to identify a gene related to seed dispersal in wild populations for the …

JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … and then use computational tools to analyze biosynthetic gene clusters and then develop them for a range of … of Georgia is interested in sequencing relatives of switchgrass that are apomictic. This trait would be …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and carried forward … focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for …

… viruses. Almost all known virophage genomes share only four genes in common: major and minor capsid proteins (MCP and … in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science facility, have increased the number of …

Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a partnership … Microbiology and Cell Science in 2011 from the University of Florida, working with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in bacteria and leveraging molecular biology …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications.       Despite advances in sequencing …

… microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different … to the blue-lit twilight zone, to the continuous pressure of the dark abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have … to determine the genome structure of SAR324 cells and their gene expression, the team then sequenced community genomes …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … anaerobic fungi (Neocallimastix californiae) on sorghum, switchgrass and poplar, then monitored changes to the … JGI data portals and pipelines helped identify potential genes responsible for lignin deconstruction. (The JGI also …

While summer interns at the JGI from multiple programs had their own goals to achieve, they constantly collaborated with each other on new ways of presenting and researching science. …