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… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … that DGRs are not only widespread, but also surprisingly active. In viruses, DGRs appear to generate diversity … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office …

… A quick snippet on Antonio Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread their DNA, they can …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … 1 billion years of evolution in Kingdom Fungi — from phylogenetic relationships to evolution of genomic mechanisms — … genomes that are both large and complex. The first publication of a genome generated by the OGG initiative — …

… Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

… genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the … most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … in  Nature by an international consortium. With the genetic code of sugarcane, researchers were able to map the …

… An improved genome assembly to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The Science Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with significant advances compared to the 2014 …

… The US Department of Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the Northern Hemisphere, making them … Laboratory scientists who have uncovered remarkable genetic secrets that bring us closer to making poplar an …

… researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, that can move between organisms. But now, deep sequencing and new analysis methods are bringing this mobilome into …

…   Registration for this meeting has closed           Registration fees:                 … attendees: $500     Students: $200      Postdocs: $250     Industry: $700    Thanks for joining the Joint Genome … in Seattle, Washington.  Topics included:  Environmental Microbiomes Biodesign and Synthetic Biology AI/ML-enabled …

… April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … Canal System,” focuses on anthropogenic impacts on wetland microbiome composition and metabolism, work on which she is …

… Tanja Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — … more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … published January 27, is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable agriculture and was written …