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… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … viruses run rampant, capable of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a … National Laboratory, used single-cell sequencing to sequence both a cell’s genome and detect accompanying viral …

… the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even … within the cytoplasm of their cells. This newly discovered species of bacteria keeps its DNA more organized. “The big … the bacterial cells on the molecular level. They amplified, sequenced and assembled the genomes. In parallel, Gros’ lab …

… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with genomes from other plant-associated fungi. Their analysis identified fungal gene families that help determine … from natural Arabidopsis populations around Europe. The JGI sequenced and annotated 41 fungal isolates from the …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both …   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days … If you know Joshua Tree, that’s an example of a yucca species. And the cool thing about yuccas is that there are …

… causes Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) and is the major pathogen of soybean. Left uncontrolled, soybean rust could reduce crop yields by as much as 90 percent. As part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s  2016 Community Science … JGI Flagship plant genome , and JGI  published its genome sequence in 2010.       …

… and evolved into scalable methods for scientific data analysis. In 2014 Dr. Fagnan became the JGI-NERSC Engagement … closely with staff to understand the data-intensive nature of JGI workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s …