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… a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project … partnership. The class decided to do an environmental microbial community (metagenomic) soil study in an untouched … to assist them with soil sample analysis for nitrogen and carbon concentrations along with water content. The class …

Dr. Grigoriev joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2003, following his … Institute, a Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He …

June 24-28: Module 2/Microbial Genomics & Metagenomics Workshop The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health sciences and related fields who are interested in learning and sharing concepts, tools and …

… year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our CSP … enhanced red-light energy capture, enhancing atmospheric carbon sequestration into sustainable biomaterials, and …

Dr. Mouncey joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth … private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around … years. The Impact Eelgrass represents one of the largest carbon sinks in the ocean — occupying just 0.2% of the ocean …

The DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted the hybrid “NeLLi 2023 Symposium” delving into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis. Further, the symposium showcases …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” …

Krishna is responsible for the design and maintenance of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data warehouse, and integration of …

… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes … Clostridium autoethanogenum. The microbe can utilize carbon oxides, including the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … for multiple applications.       Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods in the … have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be …

Tomas uses traditional cultivation methods along with microscopy and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our …