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… in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic … at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the Max Planck Institute in Hanover, Germany, where he … Merced. Dr. Visel also served as JGI Interim Director from March 2016 – March 2017.   … Axel Visel is the JGI's …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … branching chains of polysaccharides called pectin and hemicellulose. While these two polysaccharides can yield sugar … for what biochemical processes? Now, an international team of researchers has identified the major metabolic roles …

… biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide … effort published in Communications Biology , a team involving researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy … for controlling the lipid content of biofuels sourced from algae. The collaborative approach highlights how the …

But if the duck gets infected by a virus so that it no longer looks or quacks like one, is it still a duck? For a team led by researchers from The Ohio State University and the University of …

… tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their microbial partners. … processes for the first time. By collecting data from 27 different poplar ( Populus trichocarpa ) trees, as … Summary The 27 samples studied by researchers came from two environments: natural forests and plantations …

Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the … sequence of the complex switchgrass genome , using samples from common gardens growing across the country. The national … genome sequence of green millet ( Setaria viridis ). The team of researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center …

The Plant and Animal Genome XXVII Conference (PAG) takes place January 12-16, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. Representatives from the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the  DOE … will be at Booth 509. Stop by and chat with representatives from KBase and the JGI about collaborative science …

… challenges by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to environmental changes. The program lays the groundwork for … agricultural productivity. Research spans diverse areas — from understanding how terrestrial plants and phytoplankton …

DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages are small viruses with … maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … have similarly gone up from 13-25 to 12-39. “Overall,” the team concluded, “we provide a global analysis of the …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these challenges, since it doesn’t … viruses. In 2016, Nikos Kyrpides at the JGI led a team that combed datasets from around the world, finding …

… 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into context, it would be like a human encountering another human … symbionts in sulfur-rich mangrove sediments not far from his lab when he first encountered the bacteria. “When I … Program and is one of the article’s senior authors. The team was also compelled to study these large bacteria in …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … A & M and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) and his team set out to compare different varieties of sorghum. … Sorghum (EPICON) begins. Peggy Lemaux (UC Berkeley) and her team studied sorghum plants in drought conditions for three …