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The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of … That’s why each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and from PIs who have … a range of projects spanning the resilience of desert grasslands to the metabolic savviness of microbial ecosystems …

Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of …

In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … before sequencing to recover rare microbes. The technique was applied to a recent Nature Communications paper, … in soil for the first time. A second approach known as DNA stable isotope probing (DNA SIP) relies on incubating …

Over the years, hundreds of interns have come to the JGI from all parts … the globe to gain lab experience and contribute to ongoing projects. In one way or another, they’ve all mentioned how invaluable their time at the JGI was and how great it was to have an experienced career …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary . Over the next few months, … be revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … wet lab experiments, to computational modeling and virtual projects, hear intern alumni Candace Cole, Alessandro …

With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete … the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  … cells and then amplifying their DNA for genome sequencing was no easy task. The traditional way of collecting them is …

From left to right: [above] Emma Bell, Mallory Choudoir, Sneha Couvillion, Tobin … Ren, Allison Rober, Neal Scott, Chikae Tatsumi, Vojtech Tlaskal, Fernando Torralbo, Luis Felipe Valdez-Nuñez  The JGI … That’s why twice each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and from PIs who have …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … soil, the sea and, of course, the cells of other organisms. As they infect microbes like bacteria, algae and protists, …

JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab … platforms were turned back on. A third sequencing platform was scheduled to resume production runs before the end of the … with annual one-day cleanups. During those days, they were asked to “KonMari” their spaces, a decluttering method …

Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific contribution? … credit for any scientific contribution they make, whether as part of a course or internship, and before ever … program managers, and intern alumni will introduce projects designed for students to gain research experience …

CRAGE-CRISPR combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene … for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in … tool for accurately editing genomes, its effectiveness has historically been limited due to the lack of robust tools …