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… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new … striving for sustainability in lab spaces as well as offices. These efforts dovetail into sustainability … looking at the overall greenhouse gas impacts from all of our operations,” said Brie Fulton, program manager for  …

… processing unit (GPU)-based high-performance computing resources, an upcoming hackathon led by the Oak Ridge … Computing Facility (OLCF), NVIDIA, and the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, aims to explore …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both …   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days occur in April: the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. Since …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among the authors who offer perspectives on what the next five years of innovation could look like. In one article, Micro-Scale … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the … They play key roles in global carbon cycling, are sources of natural products, and have potential as biofuel …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … propagated from cuttings represent a diverse collection sourced from half of the United States. As  reported January … have different levels of performance,” Juenger said. “The novelty here is that we’re trying to actually figure out …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be … potential as carbon sinks and minimize their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just under 400 mosses …

… DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, Keedrian Olmstead was back …

… Diatoms, a group of tiny algae, are also known as “living opals” because of the strange, beautiful properties of their silica shells. But what genes are responsible for …

… Nottingham University, UK PhD in Genomics, University of Cambridge, UK Postdoctoral training Wellcome Trust Sanger … Price et al 2018. Mutant phenotypes for thousands of bacterial genes of unknown function. Nature 557:503-509. Blow et al 2016. …