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With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The … earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists … a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy …

Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay … JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further … questions about all kinds of topics. It’s amazing to have access to rock star scientists who have done the …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … scientists to study microorganisms that can’t be cultured by analyzing and then extrapolating data obtained from environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley … fungi detect which complex chains are available; this information triggers pathways to determine which enzymes …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes … But scientists have wondered exactly how the microbial community carries out its helpful metabolism: … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . …

Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 … Lab’s Biological Systems and Engineering), to assign microbial taxa (Andrew Tritt of CRD and, independently, Ying … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . …

Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … determine if these fungi act as friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can … office building, its roots are akin to the ground floor lobby. People walking into the lobby have many reasons for …

Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and … forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can …

… of the University of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go … Soil Microbiome SFA. She serves as Secretary within the Microbial Ecology Section of the Ecological Society of … programs as having been instrumental to her early career success, and is currently a PI for both CSP New Investigator …

… students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was preceded by short final presentations attended by more than 75 JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders of this …

… develop presentation skills as well as build their network in the field of genomics and scientific research. The topics … language processing techniques to categorize genetic information. Learn more about their work here in a series of videos produced by JGI Communications & Outreach intern Ashleigh Papp. The …

The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … this symbiosis going back hundreds of millions of years, accidental gene swaps via horizontal gene transfer would have …