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… On July 30, UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted … by short final presentations attended by more than 75 JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders …

… Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile … and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found … at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley …

… summarizing the field of viral metagenomics, authored by JGI researchers Lee Call,  Stephen Nayfach and  Nikos … piece was written by Call, a postdoctoral fellow in the JGI Microbiome Data Science Group led by Kyrpides. Since … early 2020, people all over the world have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to affect nearly …

… is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ … to culture these microbes in the lab. After joining the JGI, he formed the Microscale Applications group to operate …

… spectrometry-centered projects, Dr. Bowen’s work focuses on developing high-performance computing workflows and … for advanced analysis, modeling, and data integration. Dr. Bowen’s expertise in spectral alignment, molecular … impactful scientific discoveries, supporting the DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research user community …

… Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple … polyploid sugarcane genome now underway as part of the JGI Community Science Program (CSP), a critical factor in … and maize, sugarcane can grow on nutrient-poorer soils and does not need to be planted annually. The modern sugarcane …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. … at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley … Research, Early Career Research Program awarded under UC-DOE Prime Contract DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work conducted by …

… fungi reveals the genomic changes Serpula lacrymans has undergone in adapting to manmade environments. The Impact Due … and including researchers at the Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, compared the genomes of … from Europe, that was sequenced and analyzed by the JGI. The researchers found that S. lacrymans var. lacrymans …

… For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted several UC Merced students this past summer. This year’s cohort for the JGI-UC Merced Internship Program was brimming with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a … to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In 2019, the JGI’s Yasuo Yoshikuni and his team  announced in  Nature Microbiology an important addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific … get credit for their contributions to science. A panel of DOE researchers, program managers, and intern alumni will …