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Neha’s key role is to design, benchmark, and apply bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data for JGI’s user community. … support for user science and projects through implementation of advanced analysis pipelines and tools as well as …

Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo … even less known than DNA viruses,” said Simon Roux , a JGI scientist and one of the project co-leads. “But same as DNA …

We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions mainly come from gut microbes — the bacteria and archaea …

… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. … hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one individual. But some, including shrub willow  Salix … with sufficient resolution to analyze their structure. Scientists found both a gene likely important for sex …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed light on both when and how eelgrass …

During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent … JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development …

Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a … The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … proteins in the samples were then isolated and sequenced by scientists at the Environmental Molecular Sciences …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic … of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness it, scientists long held that these fungi don’t have the energy …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes … authors think this might have to do with the differences in lifestyle: honey bees need ample sugar to make honey that …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help … cancer, and Crohn’s disease, among other conditions. While scientists around the world were busy sequencing the human …

… and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  … genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the cellular level, scientists can better understand ecosystem-wide processes. …