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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … are everywhere — in soil, the sea and, of course, the cells of other organisms. As they infect microbes like … because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material …

… For the Joint Genome Institute, the end of 2018 was marked by a celebration of contributing over one “petabase” – a quadrillion … our near- and long-term goals. And, by the way, as far as sequencing goes, the JGI’s next petabase will likely be …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a … bp) that directs the endonuclease where to cut, but these “single guide” RNAs (sgRNAs) can be faulty. Without a good …

… the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their microbial partners. The Science To help better understand … data set will help identify how different elements of the ecosystem interact and respond to changes in the … generated is 25 terabytes in size. Resources for genomic sequencing, analysis and characterization were provided by …

… which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … of RNA molecules transcribed from all the genes within a cell or tissue at a specific time or under specific … handling 18 different species is beyond the capacity of a single lab. Growing different species poses significant …

… National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at University of Florida and UCLA he has worked with a wide range of eukaryotic algae, archaea and bacteria with a view to … B.Sc. (HONS) – University of Wales, Cardiff, Genetics Ph.D. – University of …

… You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … such as metatranscriptomics and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions across unique ecosystems, …

… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … issue of Nature Microbiology , they mined the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database maintained … the genes for both pathways had never been observed in a single microbial population until now. Ca.   M. …