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… samples around the world, expanding the known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%, is now available and  described … as the GEM (Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes) catalog, this work results from a collaboration involving more than 200 … scientist in Nikos Kyrpides’  Microbiome Data Science group. “What makes this study really stand out from previous …

There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the compounds that plants secrete through their roots, creating a lively zone called the rhizosphere. In this episode, …

… one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert shrub that’s native to North America: …

The Sequencing Technologies Group applies cutting edge molecular … approaches, testing various platforms to see what works best for applications. The team works hand in hand with the Project Management Office to …

Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the Northern Hemisphere, making them tantalizing plants to harness for bioenergy. In …

Research in the Analysis R&D group focuses on developing new bioinformatics solutions to support JGI in adopting new genomics technologies, scaling up … assembly, Hadoop based on sequence analysis framework, etc. For example, this group was responsible for the …

… in both genome content and structure following a genome duplication event that occured some 60 million years ago. … duplications, and even more ancient gene transfers from bacteria have all armed the plant with an array of defense … tree of life. Ultimately, the resulting comparative framework can inform the efficient production of plant-based …

The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around … one of the largest carbon sinks in the ocean — occupying just 0.2% of the ocean floor, these meadows are … clock.  Various researchers around the globe were each working on their own genetic clock to discover when eelgrass …

In this short video, UC Merced undergraduate and graduate … careers in science. Hear more about what they learned from working with their JGI mentors, what challenges they … take with me to the future.  Shari Larsen : I didn’t grow up with computers, and it seems like my younger counterparts …