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Soil virus offers insight into maintaining microorganisms
… the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … images of crystalized samples cloned and synthesized by the JGI, scientists have begun the complex process of uncovering … which can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can …
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Crops as Tough as World Cup Turf
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Identifying the Microbial Cleanup Crew at a Superfund Site
… found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a local … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … involved in successfully biodegrading PCE.  Through the JGI’s  Community Science Program , they were able to analyze …
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Forest Fungi, Seagrass, and a New View of Symbiosis
… Three stories of JGI-supported research, connected to nutrient cycles. Francis Martin and Lucas Auer discuss their work on communities of forest floor fungi. Allison Joy looks into …
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Predominant Acidilobus-Like Populations from Geothermal Environments in Yellowstone National Park Exhibit Similar Metabolic Potential in Different Hypoxic Microbial Communities
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Metagenome Sequence Analysis of Filamentous Microbial Communities Obtained from Geochemically Distinct Geothermal Channels Reveals Specialization of Three Aquificales Lineages
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Soil compartments (bulk soil, litter, root and rhizosphere) as main drivers of soil protistan communities distribution in forests with different nitrogen deposition
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Leo Baumgart
… binding sites and which has been applied to a wide range of JGI user science projects spanning bacteria, fungi, and … et al. "Supporting FAIR Scientific Workflows with the JGI Analysis Workflow Service (JAWS)." In 2025 IEEE …
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Programs & Platform Leads
… As an Integrative Genome Science User Facility, the JGI plays a leadership role in providing genome science … security. In complement to the Community Science Program, JGI researchers drive innovations that cross the boundaries … of Genomic Technologies and Data Science & Informatics. The JGI also sustains a vibrant community of postdoctoral and …
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Dealing with Drought: Uncovering Sorghum’s Secrets
… and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … crops. For that reason, its genome was sequenced by the JGI in 2009 and it is considered to be a Flagship Plant. By uncovering and characterizing the mechanisms through which sorghum is …
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Partners
… The JGI leverages its existing partnerships and develops others … advance the science and serve as impact multipliers . The JGI has a long-term partnership with the HudsonAlpha … and RNA extractions to support plant and other efforts. The JGI works closely with DOE computational facilities (e.g., …
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Kjiersten Fagnan
… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, … for scientific data analysis. In 2014 Dr. Fagnan became the JGI-NERSC Engagement Lead with a focus on adapting JGI workloads to run on supercomputing hardware and worked …
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