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… to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development and application of advanced mass spectrometry approaches and model laboratory ecosystems (EcoFABs). … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … but other important crops as well. In 2009, the JGI sequenced and analyzed the first reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More … own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The abundance of oxygen shaped the evolution of life on Earth, and led to the development of … and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — … finnis . In work reported in 2017, the fungal genomes were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even … a co-first author on the study, performed the 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify and classify the prokaryote. “I … the bacterial cells on the molecular level. They amplified, sequenced and assembled the genomes. In parallel, Gros’ lab …

… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that … into how these fungi have adapted to stress and host specificity, particularly regarding the effects of climate …

… Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, strain engineering, and biosystems design … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Mr. Everson rejoined the JGI in 2020  and leads all aspects of JGI Operations which include the Safety, Finance, Human … Joint Genome Institute after serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the DOE Joint Bioenergy Institute and the Operations … The Deputy of Operations provides oversight and leadership of JGI …

… learning for metagenomic data.  Metagenomic data, or DNA sequencing data gathered from whole samples rather than … insights from metagenomic data. In deep learning, a branch of machine learning, data is passed through algorithms … capitalize on these kinds of abilities by applying them to sequencing data. At the workshop, Volkan Sevim, a …

… (MPI) for Terrestrial Microbiology and the University of Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics … composition variants. Summary In the  May 8, 2020 issue of  Science , a team led by Tobias Erb, director of the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, successfully …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of … hypersaline Antarctic lakes. The Impact By collecting and sequencing dominant haloarchaeal sequences from six hypersaline lakes, researchers focused on … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – according to plan but unbeknownst to Ray and … Horst Simon touched upon the overheated server room and subsequent sprinkler incident at the aging Walnut Creek …