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… Lawrence Livermore National Lab biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge collaborated with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots … that measure microbial activity in soil. Now, the researchers and robots have made these experiments easier …

… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational Genomics, and led the computational efforts directed … over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s Computational Genomics group, and is past lead of the …

… By leveraging new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers nearly tripled the available fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome … of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy operated under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals … and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In … team  announced in  Nature Microbiology an important addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific … credit for their contributions to science. A panel of DOE researchers, program managers, and intern alumni will …

… Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the Genome Analysis group. … these teams provide analysis support and R&D for production and user science. He received his Ph.D. from the Wellcome … in human and other vertebrate genomes. When he joined the JGI, he worked as a project scientist and then as a research …

… marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. His research activity is focused on developing and implementing new technologies and … of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he studied transcriptional regulation, metabolism and …

…   For years, researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of … bringing this mobilome into light, and opening up new options for engineering these microbes in the future. Join Sarah … Bagby (Case Western Reserve University) and Simon Roux (JGI) as they talk about their recent work on a time series …

… catch: SIP labwork and analysis can be very demanding.  The JGI offers SIP analysis to make these experiments accessible to more researchers. Ultimately, the goal is to generate SIP data … multiple teams and analyses. This episode, Rex Malmstrom (JGI), and Roli Wilhelm (Purdue University), share a few …