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… An article summarizing the field of viral metagenomics, authored by JGI … . The following guest piece was written by Call, a postdoctoral fellow in the JGI Microbiome Data Science Group led by … think of – animal intestines (including humans), grassland soils, even deep-sea hydrothermal vents – and …

… enabled by the JGI DNA Synthesis Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … more than 10 papers, including two Nature Plants publications, in five years, have come out of the … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … and pH levels vary wildly from spring to spring. These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities … unique array of chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published in  The ISME Journal     …

… of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: … wasn’t quite accurate, and maybe anaerobic fungi living in soils or the guts of livestock were more capable than … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research …

… and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many crops have multiple sets of chromosomes … “polyploid”) and their complex genomes are more difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of … sorghum and maize, sugarcane can grow on nutrient-poorer soils and does not need to be planted annually. The modern …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, … site. The chemical PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a …

… team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for … This work was supported by DOE Joint Genome Institute grant  CSP-503076 (IW, HA, and MB) and …

… 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 that will help solve energy and … Glycine max on Phytozome …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, … Biology, University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral training in bioinformatics, Lawrence Berkeley National …

… Dr. Sneddon is the Advanced Analysis Group Lead in the Data Science and Informatics Department at the Joint Genome Institute. His … annotation pipelines that support JGI’s portals, tools, and the DOE’s emerging AI-enabled capabilities for … , PCT application PCT/US2021/018050 (published 2021). Arkin, AP, et al. KBase: The United States Department of Energy …

… Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was … Dr. Cole is focusing on how individual plant cells respond to their biotic environment using emerging single-cell … of California, San Diego (PhD, 2011) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 2006) …

… Mr. Schmutz’s involvement with the JGI dates back to 1997, when he was working for the Stanford Human Genome Center, now the … Schmutz is the Plant Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …