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EMSL and JGI announce FY 2020 collaborative FICUS projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national user facilities—the …
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New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula The Science … Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese … species compared with farmed cultivars, highlighting a potential conservation threat for wild species. Sequencing …
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… Each 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 Functional Genomics call , we look for … synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions …
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In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … ALISON: Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI. Two special days … general, work. KAROLINA: We all know plants take up water through their roots. But for them to be able to pull that …
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… plants; at least once during their evolution, the genomes of flowering plants multiply. Over time, plants lose many … institutions were also involved in this work: Estación Experimental de Aula Dei (EEAD-CSIC) (Spain); Fundación … and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable …
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… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” … The machine “learned” to identify data generated in part through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, including 55 …
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Sullivan. He shared a few thoughts on his summer at JGI through a program that provides graduate thesis research …
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… college student, I never really entertained the possibility of working at a national laboratory. However, through the JGI-UC Merced internship program, I was able to …
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A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator proposal was recently approved through the JGI Community Science Program, to use microbiome …
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JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from … leverage novel capabilities of IMG/VR to browse and search through the more than 2 million viral sequences available in …
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… human chromosomes 5, 16, and 19. Following the completion of the human genome project in 2003, he developed … Genome Institute and the collaborative projects funded through the CSP program. In addition to continuing to … Award … Plant Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …
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Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … They’ve spent millions of years evolving tactics against potential threats. “Because plants can’t run away, they’ve … poop sample, there’s a whole heap of microbes, each potentially contributing to powerful biomass processing. “So …
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