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… land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … further drive a strong bioeconomy. Summary Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy … Settlement Biomedical Research Enhancement Funds as part of a startup grant of the University of Nebraska Lincoln, …

… 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … for anaerobic fungi . Eventually, it’s possible that fungal communities — or enzymes from fungal communities — …

… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … interact; beyond bacteria, these samples harbored fungal genomes, including a novel Leotiomycetes species and …

… are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages … in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science facility, have increased the number of …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the … (Berkeley Lab). The work was enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program. For most months each year, Ace …

… Dr. Visel joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy … Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of …

… Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus … “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as part of our  2022 Annual Meeting . The … JGI collaborator Jill Banfield approached Doudna with repeated genetic sequences (already known as CRISPR) that came … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Dr. Frederik Schulz joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of … cycles. He provides his expertise to the JGI user community and supports various user projects in the …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … a fishing line, without harming the rest of the microbial community. The study’s publicly available dataset gives … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office …