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… Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like … and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found … currently has more than 700,000 plasmids from genomes, metagenomes and metatranscriptomes. To lower barriers to …

… A collaborative team led by Geoffrey Schiebinger at the University of British Columbia, Philip Benfey … zu Berlin   has developed an atlas that maps gene expression patterns in the  Arabidopsis root, profiling nearly … by neighboring cells in these processes.   One of the study’s co-authors is  Benjamin Cole , a research scientist …

… In 2003, Dr. Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address … In 1999, he was named a DOE Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Fellow where he identified a novel apolipoprotein … Genomic Technologies. oClick to learn more about the offerings and capabilities we offer JGI users to help advance …

… clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … hundreds of microalgae are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes … (for DNA sequencing and assembly); by a three-year subcontract to DA, FL, and FD (for bioinformatics) from a DOE …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on presentations to peatlands Travis Lawrence sits in … experience helped to solidify Lawrence’s interest in pursuing bioinformatics and machine learning. He also learned … slides and anticipating the inevitable questions about the study’s methods and analysis, Lawrence is spending time on …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a petascale postdoctoral … Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Fagnan has been the Distinguished Speaker at IBM Research in Almaden where she … Kjiersten Fagnan is the JGI's Chief Informatics Officer. Click to learn more about how the JGI …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … Community Science Project proposal with JGI, in which she’s studying a special kind of plant metabolism. This … globe.  Karolina and I kicked off our conversation with a quick recap of how plants, in general, work. KAROLINA:  We …

… in China and involving Francis Martin from the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) in France and Igor … of Science User Facility,  reported on just how morel fruiting is triggered when nutrients are acquired from an … an artificial environment. It is particularly helpful for studying physiological and biochemical processes driving the …

…   Register here  Registration fees:  Early Bird rates available now General & Berkeley … – $250 Students & Postdocs – $200 Regular Rates (begin September 19, 2026) General & Berkeley Lab Attendee – … Genome Institute, the 5th Viral EcoGenomics and Applications (VEGA) symposium will take place November 18-19, 2026 on …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems … the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues are studying how chronic warming is altering how microbes … lignocellulosic and other biorefinery products. The work builds off a previous international collaboration that …

… For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a written report that is … is the ultimate achievement. To get to this point requires rigorous research, written skill, above all else, …

… In this short video, UC Merced undergraduate and graduate … Edward Lu and mentor Miguel Romero Sean Saki and mentors  Zhong Wang and Bryce Foster Sivagunalan Thamilarasan and mentors Zhong Wang and Bryce Foster Feng Yu and mentors Zhong Wang and …