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… The IAC is chartered by the JGI Chief Informatics Officer (CIO) and reports to the JGI Director. The IAC is chartered to render advice, guidance, and …

… Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic … entities that seek to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are … genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the cellular level, scientists can better understand ecosystem-wide processes. …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding … the last thirty years, in environments all over the world, scientists have discovered giants among viruses. Now … under contract no. DE-AC02–05CH11231. C.A. received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European …

… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with … recently compiled a list of with more than 8,300 organisms from multiple sources, including the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… Methane Metabolism. Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over … the gene cluster predates this microbial group. Recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of … user facility, report the discovery of a novel archaeum from a hot spring that has the genetic machinery to perform …

… final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, …