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… was being waged. In the JGI@25 video below, Susan Lucas, former JGI Production Department Head and current ESnet … the people and resources from these three national labs to form the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 1997. Over the next … years, and in collaboration with researchers at the Stanford Human Genome Center, JGI staff worked around the clock …

… back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop engineering untouched. Research recently published … gap, by tracing the evolution of a specific enzyme family called aminotransferases (ATs). These enzymes play a crucial …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated … A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology has developed, tested and deployed a … was demonstrated using a specific group of marine bacteria called “Vis6” that are found in North Sea algal blooms. The …

… to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses … can shed light on hidden components, including genes called auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) that have nothing to … only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase protein …

… microbial mats at Yellowstone offer researchers an analog for studying early Earth conditions. Additionally, … high-temperature (thermophilic) microbes are of interest for their potential use in number of biotechnological … with insights into the evolution of life on Earth. For decades, longtime JGI collaborator Bill Inskeep of …

… Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi from … explained: “One of the hallmarks of JGI is our diverse workforce and our diverse collaborators around the world. That said, we recognize that workforce in genomics, including JGI, is not representative of …

… further confirmed by desire to pursue a STEM career, specifically in a government lab. My favorite thing is the … have done the groundbreaking work you’ve been reading about for years! And you can ask them about it! And they’re super … and understandings in the field of genomics. This has reinforced my goal to pursue a career in STEM. I have not had …

… of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects can digest plastic. …

… the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on the development and … in Hanover, Germany, where he developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene expression analysis in … novel computational and experimental sequence-based methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate …