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Dan Rokhsar
Dr. Rokhsar joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for Computational …
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The genome of Polaromonas naphthalenivorans strain CJ2, isolated from coal tar‐contaminated sediment, reveals physiological and metabolic versatility and evolution through extensive horizontal gene transfer
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Cold adaptive traits revealed by comparative genomic analysis of the eurypsychrophile Rhodococcus sp. JG3 isolated from high elevation McMurdo Dry Valley permafrost, Antarctica
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Genome‐wide association studies and expression‐based quantitative trait loci analyses reveal roles of HCT2 in caffeoylquinic acid biosynthesis and its regulation by defense‐responsive transcription factors in Populus
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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 … genome. They were interested in genes involved in repair of DNA damage, and those associated with atherosclerosis and … Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The DNA sequence and biology of human chromosome 19 . Nature. …
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Nikos Kyrpides
Dr. Kyrpides joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004 to lead the … Neri U. et al. (2022) Expansion of the global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of bacteriophages. Cell . … Nayfach S, et al. (2021) Metagenomic compendium of 189,680 DNA viruses from the human gut microbiome. Nat Microbiol . …
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Effects of Polar Light Cycle on Microbial Food Web
… change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the … A long-running time-series study offers a first glimpse into a full season’s cycle of this polar environment. This … here. Understanding this fundamental difference offers new insight into the primary producers fueling our planet’s …
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Sequencing Sphagnum Leads to Discovery of Sex Chromosomes
A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The …
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Whole metagenome sequencing and 16S rRNA gene amplicon analyses reveal the complex microbiome responsible for the success of enhanced in-situ reductive dechlorination (ERD) of a tetrachloroethene-contaminated Superfund site
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An Integrated Dataset to Understand Ecosystem Interaction
… between the trees, microbes and soil chemistry offers insights into how these ecosystems cycle nutrients like nitrogen and … metagenomics, scientists were able to analyze the DNA of microbes living around the tree roots in the …
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JGI Advisory Committees Code of Conduct
Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley … of the advisory committees serve as ambassadors and role models for the community, demonstrating the highest …
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Celebrating a Decade of Science through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program
… of the 2023 cohort. Each of them has brought invaluable insights, thoughts, and explorations that has led to … on how the JGI-UC Merced Intern partnership had become a “model” of sorts at the Lab. “This project represents part of … part that was the most rewarding of all the work that went into this program was the feedback from the graduate student …
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