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In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … pores, water is moved into the atmosphere basically along its concentration gradient. So, the movement of water … they need. Karolina is working to better understand what genetic features make CAM possible. So, she’s studying …

Neri is a computational biologist who spends his days wrangling viral genomes and occasionally remembering to document his code. At JGI, he develops tools for … "spicy messenger RNA", and that somewhere in the mess of genetic sequences lurks the next cool virus – if only our …

… “you-wren”) of the University of Arizona! They join nine other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here … to this problem.” He also wants to assist JGI in extending its activity-based cell sorting pipelines to further the … noted, “I would also like to offer my insights in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in STEM disciplines to …

Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base … a methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an … User Facility, and others like it, are uncovering the true diversity of the fungal kingdom. The abundance of fungal …

Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread their DNA, they can …

… other JGI-relevant content on social media. She is also involved in the JGI’s community outreach efforts. Ms. Ballon has a … Area representatives to Berkeley Lab’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accountability (IDEA) Chairs Council.   …

JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … expanded 10-fold from just 205 genomes, redefining the phylogenetic tree of giant viruses. Metabolic Reprogramming a …

Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to … how microbes can colonize plant roots, focusing on genetic components required for effective colonization. In …

Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome …

A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science … tool for microbial ecologists to learn more about the diversity of microbial enzymes, which could have a plethora … on bacterial laboratory models to set a reference for its performance, and then applied it to environmental …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … fungi synthesize molecules that are sources of new chemical diversity; the team identified what looked to be three … fungal natural products, O’Malley and her team plan to use genetic tools to boost production and isolate the compounds. …