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… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, …

… heads the Library Construction group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with the JGI began soon after … reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome , using samples from common gardens growing across the … involved researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, HudsonAlpha, and the JGI. Building off this work, …

… novel technique to access high-quality genomic information using minute quantities of DNA derived from individual … at the bottom.  Perhaps most notably, JGI’s Microbial Program head Tanja Woyke and her colleagues harnessed the … microbial genomes that were mapped to nearly 30 major previously uncharted branches of the tree of life. Used in tandem …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been published. Analysis of the genome … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a link in the evolution and transition of … every family of fungi. In the following guest piece, JGI user Ying Chang in the Spatafora lab describes the effort …

… through work enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program (CSP) . The Impact Cyclic di-GMP controls microbial … bacterial interactions with animals and plants, or cause metal corrosion in oil pipes. Scientists have tried to … require external illumination, making them difficult to use inside deep tissues. Additionally, all plants, many …

… Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, developed an algorithm that a computer could … inovirus has established itself through a process called superinfection exclusion, which is another way by which they …

… sorghum’s survival secrets could change not only how we use and grow sorghum, but other important crops as well. In … of sorghum projects at the JGI: 2009: JGI and collaborators use whole-genome shotgun sequencing to analyze the … of sorghum begins. Enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program, Todd Mockler and his team collect diverse lines of …

… the lead of the infrastructure team and the chair of the Cluster Advisory Group (CAG), he sees his role as using the substrate provided by LBNL, where possible, and … from JGI’s science and production sequencing programs. …

… Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who … as drivers of methane production, nutrient cycling, greenhouse gas emissions, and water recycling.” Tringe is the … and Systems Biology Division, and JGI’s deputy for user programs. She also leads the JGI’s Microbial Systems group. …

… the dry rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the … towards breaking down plant mass for conversion to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the fungus has responded to manmade changes in its ecological …

… of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National …