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Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature … systems, these communities remain understudied. Through the JGI’s Community Science Program, Colorado State University … not only how researchers can successfully partner with DOE user facilities and resources on such large-scale multi-omic …
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A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage The … to energy, are made up heavily of sphagnum mosses. New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and …
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… at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of … genomes, from protists to plants. In 2009, he launched the JGI Fungal Genomics program which resulted in over 2500 … fungi. Nature Microbiol. 8(4):596-610. Nelson et al (2022) Wildfire-dependent changes in soil microbiome …
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… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that … part through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, including 55 newly-sequenced species. The Impact The class … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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Dr. Rokhsar joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational … directed towards the sequencing, annotation, and analysis of three human chromosomes. After successful completion of … over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s Computational Genomics group, and is past lead of the …
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Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, … viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, … with names — but not doors — and robots handle a bunch of benchwork. …
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