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… Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI researchers for bioinformatics internship opportunities in fields ranging from … in industry or academia. It was also a great opportunity to study and learn something totally new during my Ph.D. What …

… Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers … as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in the northeastern subarctic … Research (SCOR), the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, an Office of Science User Facility, …

… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special … a public platform built on the knowledge of researchers studying actinomycetes and the focus of a  recent paper published in  Microbial Genomics .   “Studying actinomyces, especially Streptomyces and many other …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The … maize. By deciphering the zealexin synthesis pathway, this study makes it possible to harness the protective function … maize, which has been largely overlooked, according to the study’s senior author Alisa Huffaker, a biologist at the …

… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed interdisciplinary delegation from the University of … workshops. Of common interest is the method development to study active sites or single cells in their functional …

… The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) initiative was established in 2014 to encourage and enable … review by JGI staff as well as staff at the other participating facilities, who consider technical feasibility and readiness to begin work.  During scientific peer review, …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … beyond the tried-and-true method of traditional shotgun metagenomics. One approach uses fluorescence-activated cell … and experimental approaches with the aim of eventually studying virus-host dynamics in nature. In the last few …

… their 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers , which includes 10 affiliated with the JGI . The 2019 list focused on Highly Cited Papers, defined in the Methodology section as “those that rank in the top 1% …

… Dr. Roux joined the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the development of novel computational tools to … B.S. in Microbiology, Université Blaise Pascal, France M.S. in Data Analysis and Modeling for Life Sciences, Université …

… 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 … algae and plants. These compounds are key to organisms' interactions with their environments and with each other, …

… the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are … plant biologist at West Virginia University (WVU), led the study’s international team, which included scientists from … provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31590821, 31561123001, 31500502, 41871044), National …

… For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted … Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant … Emerald Nash : What I’m working on here is an experimental study of root colonization by resident phages of a plant …