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Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science … Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … , JGI’s deputy of User Programs. “The proposed research by these PIs will address a broad diversity of important …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these … That study multiplied the number of known viral genes by a factor of 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its …

To expand access to integrated data, improve tools and infrastructure as well as ensure cohesive data standards, the JGI partners with a number of facilities.  … Through its partnership with NERSC and the …

The US Department of Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the Northern Hemisphere, making them … Laboratory scientists who have uncovered remarkable genetic secrets that bring us closer to making poplar an …

… genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar … in  Nature by an international consortium. With the genetic code of sugarcane, researchers were able to map the …

Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match … of the National Academy of Sciences bridges this gap, by tracing the evolution of a specific enzyme family called … to core nitrogen metabolism, this team built a phylogenetic tree using bioinformatic software called FastTree …

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 plants can be befuddling. … for the next generation. Understanding the mechanisms by which they reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For …

Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal … of a novel archaeum from a hot spring that has the genetic machinery to perform hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis … The archaeal genome was detected in samples collected by Stephen Quake’s team at Yellowstone National Park’s …

New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the bioeconomy, leveraging … and environmental remediation—all priorities identified by the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research … leadership and planning workshops, as well as collecting extensive input from all JGI staff, Biosciences and Berkeley …