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The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important … The video complements a recently published paper with first author Amundson in the journal Microbiome . The …

More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Zhong Wang and Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant …

… to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not … registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species decompose …

Pictured from left: [Top] Bill J. Baker, Jeff Barrick, Ian Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- … You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … Science Program , allows us to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers whose work aligns with …

As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured … Find recordings and recaps of these talks below, starting with Ari Patrinos. The Genomics Arms Race Ari Patrinos , …

WHEN: May 6-10, 2019 WHERE: JGI With DOE investments in graphical processing unit (GPU)-based high-performance computing resources, an upcoming hackathon led by the … Computing Facility (OLCF), NVIDIA, and the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …

… archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global … were then sequenced separately. From these samples, 111 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were recovered, most of them archaea. The Quake lab had previously collaborated with the JGI on a proposal using this approach through the …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other … are bacteria that act like tiny natural engineers with special skills to break down pollutants and recycle … Berkeley National Laboratory, has unveiled these motility tools in hot spring  Chloroflexota .  Ocean-dwelling  …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … of California Santa Barbara. So plants don’t break down without a fight, but it’s an important battle to fine-tune. …

… eye, microscopy reveals unexpected complexity At first glance, the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even lighter threads in the mix. …

… for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, … get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … seeps through cracks in the Earth’s crust and reacts with very hot rocks below, becoming an extremely hot, …