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… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made … the ocean’s North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, microbes tend to stay localized at different depths. But SAR324 can be … abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have wondered, how can SAR324 exist in so many varied environments? Now, a …

…   The JGI is excited to announce the 18 scientists selected for our 2025 … Annual Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — from freshwater estuaries … dam removal to Antarctica’s photosynthetic mats — to reveal how these systems adapt and contribute to global …

… Research Institute, the 2025 NeLLi Symposium delves into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest … previous NeLLi Symposia. In this 2025 Symposium, we will showcase the latest research on the evolution of cellular … symbioses. We aim to foster discussions centered on how to capture, define, quantify, and functionally …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost … and fermentation processes for vitamins, insecticides, fungicides, platform chemicals, cosmetics and new crop … Secondary Metabolites Program head as well as our JGI Director. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, …

… of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority not harmful to humans could be even larger. Viruses infect bacteria, … and giant viruses offered the researchers insights into how they might interact with their hosts, and how those … genomes in the megabase range. The study’s lead and co-corresponding author Frederik Schulz, a research scientist in …

… reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science … for  biofuels and other bioproducts. Finally, understanding how brown rust disease resistance works in sugarcane could … a full representation of the diversity present in R570 but shows the genomic effects of breeding practices that …

… bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are … down polysaccharides. But scientists have wondered exactly how the microbial community carries out its helpful … bacterial clades can metabolize hemicellulose and pectin. However, the two specialize to an extent.  Gilliamella  …

… we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … Lab researchers working with the JGI successfully simulated how successive waves of microbial populations degraded the …

… Genomics Capabilities Webinar inviting researchers to submit white papers to the Community Science Program’s  Functional Genomics call … proposals by a consortium. The consortium looked at how different bioenergy relevant plants can produce … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint … experimentally derived biological roles to genes. Sarah:  How many plants did you all look at? Avinash: We started off … project. Sarah:  I assume you were not doing this alone. How many groups were you working with? Avinash: In the …

… Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) suite of tools managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … disease. Finally, gene editing is being used to understand how a person’s genetic makeup predisposes them to, or … and Nanohaloarchaea. This work represents an excellent showcase of the unique capabilities provided from the IMG/M …

… in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. In 2019, the … announced in  Nature Microbiology an important addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c … users will enable us to assess CRAGE’s impact, including how this application could scale,” says Mouncey. The JGI …