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Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in … journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across California State University campuses for biotechnology education …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest … components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: … of naturally modifying lignin.  The Impact Traditional methods for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those …

Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in … environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make products such as proteins, and the mechanisms for maintenance to keep processes running smoothly. As …

Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) is a powerful technique for studying microbial …

P. psychrophila genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The … in its environment, this alga reveals a remarkable ability to adapt to stress and rapid environmental changes. … the adaptive mechanisms of Arctic microalgae but also opens new avenues for utilizing these organisms in sustainable …

… 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science … in their academic career enjoyed the chance to develop new skills needed for their PhD research. And for the first …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, … can whip up dozens of complex natural products, including new ones. The Impact In the past, natural products have been …

Research in the Analysis R&D group focuses on developing new bioinformatics solutions to support JGI in adopting new genomics technologies, … metagenome binning software … Education … Selected Publications … Software …

A quick snippet on Antonio 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 …