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… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea … and researchers are interested in learning how these microbes have learned to adapt from marine to hypersaline … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes … dark matter”–that uncultured and unknown majority of microbes in, on and around the planet–through techniques …

… Pictured from left: [Above] Hanin Alzubaidy, Markus Covert, Sheel C. Dodani, Kathryn Fixen, … Joint Genome Institute (JGI) accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who … that unlock novel biochemical pathways, to exploring how microbes metabolize and mobilize rare earth elements and …

… Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program … Kaze, part of the 2018 cohort of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program. Kaze is part of Mark Sistrom’s lab at … metabolism, work on which she will expand with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short … to be unearthed in sequencing and analyzing uncultivated microbes. Summary The CRISPR-Cas system is an immune …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … to their economies. It also plays an important role in soil health through nitrogen-fixation and holds clues for …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user facility … focuses on the evolution, ecology, genomics and function of microbes and microbiomes, especially those found in …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the …

… In 2003, Dr. Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the … which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … out to characterize the transcriptome – the complete set of RNA molecules transcribed from all the genes within a …

… Populations of Antarctic lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the … with light availability. A long-running time-series study offers a first glimpse into a full season’s cycle of this …