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… Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon's lab has been sampling the microbes of that lake for over 20 years, to understand how the …

… Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel … methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of … to learn more about our seven science program — their areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… research training experience. Enabled by the DOE RENEW initiative, undergraduate student Ti’Yanna Watson and graduate … mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant … has been just the accessibility to an abundance of knowledge. There’s so many scientists here that are willing to …

… In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. … and Mark Soghomonian share what it was like to take on one of these genomes.  …

… food and fiber, but raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions mainly come … microbes — the bacteria and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported researchers … studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us dial back their emissions, while still …

… This series is the story of a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In this episode: a look at the supercomputing that stitches together large datasets … — Summit and Frontier — that process terabytes of data with MetaHipMer2. And the National Energy Research …

… reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental … PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a … bioremediate toxic substances has led to the development of cost-effective environmental cleanup strategies. Summary …

… targeting transforms oil-producing alga into a powerful platform for developing ​​bio-based industrial products.    The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise … gene targeting in the genome in the November 2025 issue of The Plant Cell. Auxenochlorella is an allodiploid hybrid …

… in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a … a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers has found numerous … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. Department of Energy … at the DOE JGI that provide hands-on experience in cutting-edge genome research and apply experimental and computation …

… Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … December 7   9:15am PT (online) Town Hall on the role of user facilities in accelerating research and tips for submitting successful proposals: …

… As part of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC Merced to … and inclusion in science and research, two undergraduate students from UC Merced recently had summer internships … Research Symposium , held February 6 at the University of California, Irvine, Cristhian and Bryan were among 5 UC …