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Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) is a powerful technique for studying microbial communities. These experiments can show which microbes are handling specific nutrients, or what … SIP labwork and analysis can be very demanding.  The JGI offers SIP analysis to make these experiments accessible to …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science …

David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms … week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced … develop presentation skills as well as build their network in the field of genomics and scientific research. The topics … JGI also hosted events to enable students to showcase their work and even a celebratory toast at the end …

… as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these … series of experiments on the Scenedesmus strain to find out how well it performed under varying temperature conditions. …

JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest … assembled from metagenomes. He also demonstrates briefly how to leverage novel capabilities of IMG/VR to browse and … through the more than 2 million viral sequences available in IMG/VR v3. …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … propagated from cuttings represent a diverse collection sourced from half of the United States. As  reported January … in species with large and complex genomes,” said Lovell. “However, new sequencing technologies have allowed us to …

Every fall, a mysterious green growth appears on top of farmers’ fields: a microbial community that might be quietly improving the soil. Penn State researchers Mary Ann Bruns and Terry Bell are digging in to understand how. …