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JGI@25: A Single Cell, Myriad Microbial Discoveries
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … In 2009, researchers at the JGI and the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences described a novel technique to access … lineages from a variety of environments. In 2017, the first New Lineages of Life (NeLLi) workshop was held, inviting the …
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Genome Sequence of Oceanicola sp. Strain MCTG156(1a), Isolated from a Scottish Coastal Phytoplankton Net Sample
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In marine Bacteroidetes the bulk of glycan degradation during algae blooms is mediated by few clades using a restricted set of genes
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Genome Sequence of Roseovarius sp. Strain MCTG156(2b) Isolated from a Phytoplankton Net Trawl on the Scottish West Coast
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Jane Grimwood Named HudsonAlpha Genomics Chair
Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the … Spencer Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology! Loretta Spencer served as a manyterm … large-scale multi-institutional JGI projects and resulting publications that Grimwood contributed to include: A 2021 …
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JGI@25: The Human Genome Project, or the JGI’s Origin Story
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … race was being waged. In this JGI@25 video, Susan Lucas, former JGI Production Department Head and current ESnet … with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The …
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Engagement Webinar: How to Successfully Apply for a CSP Proposal
On September 1, JGI held a JGI Engagement: Pro Tips for Successful Community Science Program (CSP) Applications … inviting researchers to submit white papers to the CSP  New Investigator call for proposals.  Tips: Contact us with …
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Sequencing Sphagnum Leads to Discovery of Sex Chromosomes
A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into … to energy, are made up heavily of sphagnum mosses.  New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and … by minimizing flood risks and filtering water. Peat formed there over thousands of years sequesters more carbon …
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Discovery and ecogenomic context of a global Caldiserica-related phylum active in thawing permafrost, Candidatus Cryosericota phylum nov., Ca. Cryosericia class nov., Ca. Cryosericales ord. nov., Ca. Cryosericaceae fam. nov., comprising the four species
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The Surprising Structure of a Shrub Willow Sex Chromosome
A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The Science Sex in … mechanisms of sex determination could also lead to new approaches to accelerate flowering, which can speed the …
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Nikos Kyrpides
Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became … Thousands of Small, Novel Genes. Cell. 178(5):1245-1259. Publications on Pubmed | Google Scholar … Thomson Reuters …
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JGI@25: Expanding Metagenomics to Capture Viral Diversity
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … have better, easier access to these viral genomes. The new database was called IMG/VR. It featured samples from … in soil microbiomes could allow for more accurate ecosystem modeling. In a different vein, characterizing CRISPR defense …
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