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… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … isolates from the collection. The team then compared this dataset against nearly 80 previously published fungal … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during … deciphered function and host-symbiont interplay using metagenomics. Taking on a Research Scientist position in 2007, … is the Microbial Science Program Head as well as our Deputy of User Programs. Click to learn more about the program's …

… fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by … , Susannah Tringe , and Tanja Woyke  were part of a “big data” mining effort reported in  Nature Biotechnology that … of a team that  released a reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass  Miscanthus sinensis …

… the DOE JGI hosted 10 interns who came from a wide range of backgrounds. Many of them spent the summer crunching genomic data at a computer; a few had the opportunity to spend time …

… his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the Sequencing Technology … team responsible for piloting and operationalizing new genomic technologies, integrating automated liquid handling … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in Molecular Biology, …

… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) … enzymes.” Gribaldo will be speaking on “Exploration of Metagenomic Data to Understand the Diversity and Evolution of …

… with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science communications, their schedules … Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant Growth … huge amounts of data. I was excited to work on fungal genomics and the fact that I got to do a project involving …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically characterized at UC Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and air-atmosphere with … to carbon cycling, and is interested in understanding the genomic basis and ecological consequences of microbe-microbe …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific … students (and their mentors) how to begin establishing a professional presence through getting credit for any … to get credit for their scientific contributions through data citations, authorship, and presenter opportunities. …

…   The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise … gene targeting in the genome in the November 2025 issue of The Plant Cell. Auxenochlorella is an allodiploid hybrid … relationships than other algae, Auxenochlorella ’s reduced genomic complexity can accelerate the design-build-test …