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… tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, … categories: Catalog the human virome; Develop tools to study the human virome; Explore how the human virome … CheckV , which assesses the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled viral genomes ( Nature Biotechnology , …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason for studying rumen: Livestock live off plant matter, and their … of rumen microorganisms . Thanks to the breadth of this study, researchers around the world are continuing to build …

… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( … 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 …

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

… Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in … Communication Manager Sarah Sharman recently interviewed study first author Avinash Sreedasyam, a HudsonAlpha senior … studies. We also looked at the cross-species comparable study, where plants were subjected to three nitrogen sources …

… is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 bacteria, the most abundant bacterial … University of Delaware BA in Biology, Boston University ( magna cum laude ) …

… benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less … sharing.  Recently, researchers have been able to study both sides of this interaction up close, using RNA … in multiple directions. On the fungi side, underground mycorrhizal networks can serve as a reservoir for carbon …

… genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new analysis … the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down … project of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (cofinanced by FEDER funds) to F.J.R.-D., S.C., and …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in … can be further explored for novel functions. In the current study, the team combined the CETCH cycle with a … Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility (contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231) with T.J.E. as grantee. …

… single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Using a single-cell screen, … their functional roles in their community. This study shows how the function-driven, single-cell screen can …

… The Science Researchers have developed a genomic model to study drought tolerance in perennial grasses using Panicum … complete genomes from varieties that diverged over a million years ago. The hallii variety thrives in desert … plant biomass into sustainable fuels for cars and jets. By studying a close relative model species like P. hallii , …

… In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome Institute … former JGI postdoc Jarrod Chapman, developed a method to correctly identify polyploid subgenomes without needing to … These days, Session is starting his lab at Binghamton “studying polyploids and transposon evolution, expanding on …