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Nitrosococcus watsonii sp. nov., a new species of marine obligate ammonia‐oxidizing bacteria that is not omnipresent in the world's oceans: calls to validate the names ‘Nitrosococcus halophilus’ and ‘Nitrosomonas mobilis’
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Picking Up Threads of Cotton Genomics
Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, the cotton fields look like … cotton genome ( G. raimondii ) several years ago. Studying the cotton genomes provides breeders with insights … important cattle feed crop,” noted David Stelly, another study co-author at Texas A&M University. “This report …
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Access to Rock Star Scientists
Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay … JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has further …     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and …
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Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil
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Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing Bacillus tusciae type strain (T2T) and reclassification in the new genus, Kyrpidia gen. nov. as Kyrpidia tusciae comb. nov. and emendation of the family Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and
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Forming Scientific Connections and Building Community
The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This year the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … W. Berkeley Kauffman Project: “ 16s Sequencing of Barcoded Microbial Genomes ” Morgan Lavenstein Bendall : “It’s great …
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JGI@25 RECAP: 2022 Annual Meeting features historical perspectives on JGI’s 25 years
… the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s history, from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome Project out … manager in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in …
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Trent Northen
… is currently a Senior Staff Scientist at Berkeley Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership …
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Axel Visel
Dr. Visel joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2010. As the Deputy for Science Programs, he focuses on …
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JGI Earth Month: The Unusual Metabolism That Helps Plants Withstand Drought
In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … Community Science Project proposal with JGI, in which she’s studying a special kind of plant metabolism. This … what genetic features make CAM possible. So, she’s studying yuccas, a group of plants in the Agave family with …
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From Intern to Published Scientist: The Journey of a JGI-UC Merced Intern
For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a written report that is published in a scientific journal is the ultimate achievement. To get …
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Maureen Berg
Maureen is currently developing new high-resolution and high-throughput methods to link uncultivated viruses to their host. With these new methods, she hopes to expand our understanding of the roles that viruses play in their ecosystems, …
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