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… in graphical processing unit (GPU)-based high-performance computing resources, an upcoming hackathon led by … JGI hackathon is particularly focused on developing bioinformatics applications instead of on simulation codes. “JGI … hosted at the Hackathon, with 1-2 mentors per team. Participants will be expected to have some experience with OpenACC …

The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are … advances in sequencing technologies applied to the effort. The Impact Found on all continents, including …

… 16, which contains about 3% of the human genome. They wanted to learn about the genes implicated in the development … race was being waged. In this JGI@25 video, Susan Lucas, former JGI Production Department Head and current ESnet … the people and resources from these three national labs to form the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 1997. Over the next …

For the first time, a team has comprehensively described … virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting different host species? Or, do … the predator-prey dynamics in these mats helps constrain models that estimate biogeochemical fluxes. Summary Previous …

… the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most … shotgun metagenomic sequencing and single-cell sequencing. For years, extracting single cells and then amplifying their DNA for genome sequencing was no easy task. The traditional way …

… dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using … of DGRs is to use them to create collections of protein variants, produced in engineered viruses or microbial cells. … resource (award DEB170007), and through a Challenge Grant from the California NanoSystems Institute at the …

… 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. Most species are hermaphrodites, …

Their work showed that single cell genomics can add significant value to the other commonly used culture-independent … approaches including amplicon and metagenomic sequencing. For example, they showed that the composition of the … are often less diverse than those within more moderate ecosystems. A few years ago, a candidate bacterial lineage …

… believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed …

A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … “This makes it one of the most efficient carbon-sucking ecosystems on the planet,” Lawrence said. For Lawrence, this … of the work. In addition to preparing slides and anticipating the inevitable questions about the study’s …

… shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, …

… served as the primary storyteller and social media manager for the JGI. She produced both text-based and multimedia … stories that were then shared along with other JGI-relevant content on social media. She is also involved in the … a graduate certificate in science communication from UC Santa Cruz. She is one of the Biosciences Area …