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New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from … the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down …

Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came … one of the project co-leads and first author of the study. Members of the Tel Aviv and NCBI teams, who were …

The Sequencing Technologies Group applies cutting edge molecular capabilities and state-of-the-art next-generation sequencing to enable biological discovery by the JGI and external …

Pictured is a timelapse of the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems …

Tanja Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — and there’s more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … “Given the great expertise in microbial genomics and metagenomics of the microbiology-focused groups at the Joint …

… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … and her own as an early career researcher. “We were able to study hydrocarbon biosynthesis at a scale that would …

… growth, provide critical advantages to the organisms producing them, and are often involved in defense, nutrient acquisition and communication. Studying how these compounds are biosynthesized and their …

Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in … temperatures characteristic for polar oceans. In this study, they’ve cracked open the genome of another polar …

The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … hundreds of microalgae are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes … can rapidly create genetic variation in its progeny. The study’s transcriptomic data also identified many genes …

Dr. Grigoriev joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC …

… critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral genomics group aims at improving our collective …

Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a …