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… bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria … and Saganbacteria were named for Carl Sagan, a renowned science popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the … of UC Berkeley geomicrobiologist Jill Banfield, a longtime JGI collaborator, postdoctoral fellow Paula Matheus …

… networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of … importantly, when faced with a veritable buffet of carbon sources, these fungi detect which complex chains are … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by … The Impact In providing a reference sugarcane  genome , the JGI provides foundational genetic information that crop … cultivar R570 has been generated and  reported in the journal  Nature . The work led by researchers at Australia’s …

Blaby-Haas joined the JGI in 2022 as lead of the Biomolecular Materials … Berkeley lab. She earned her PhD in Microbiology and Cell Science in 2011 from the University of Florida, working with … NIH Postdoctoral Researcher, UCLA … Handling Editor, Journal Experimental Botany, 2022 – present  University of …

Hosted by the JGI and co-organized with NIST,  the goal of the Viral … viruses, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity … and industrial applications.  Thank you to all of our in-person and virtual attendees! Click here for the …

… focus on Microbiome Research with an emphasis on Microbiome Data Science. His group is developing novel methods for enabling large-scale comparative analysis, as well as mining and …

… diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so … In  their study , which appeared in  The ISME Journal , they focused on how virus-infected microbes are … U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … enzyme activity assay. The work was  reported in  The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known …

… and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using … current natural processes and use it as a sustainable resource for making high-value bioproducts. As a step toward … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …