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… More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Mouncey and program organizers Wang, Visel and Sindi, along with UC Merced Undergraduate Research Opportunities …

… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel … savviness of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean shores. Their results could bring key insights …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … reference genome for Sorghum bicolor . Since then, 2,993 publications, 107 patent applications, and 53 patents have … genome’s accuracy, and increase its length by 29.5 Megabasepairs. 2017: Pan-genome analysis of sorghum begins. Enabled …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … metagenomes began to offer a window into viral existence. Along with highlighting the viruses in a given sample, …

… Pictured from left: [Top] Bill J. Baker, Jeff Barrick, Ian Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, … You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold … get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … Summary Hydrothermal vents are typically found along mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates pull apart. As …

… Congratulations to the JGI’s Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … more than 2,000 genomes of large and giant viruses belonging to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea flourish … the parts of the genome shared across all haloarchaea, along with the pool of genes considered the flexible genome … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute … Merced, and Kevin Solomon of the University of Delaware. Along with the existing UEC members, their areas of study …

… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants … 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science … are currently being analyzed. All EPICON data collected, along with methodology and results, will ultimately be … P. Sloan Foundation Grant 2013-10-27 (to the University of California, Berkeley [N.V.]); L’Ecole Normale …

… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, … technologies and methodologies that facilitate discovery of new secondary metabolites. Prior to joining the JGI, he … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University of Tokyo …