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… maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, … early version of the paper at the 2018 Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) Symposium. The work also used resources …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Emily G. Aguirre, Shauna M. Bennett, Laura Bogar, … work advances genomic discoveries that can help lead to applications across critical sectors, including biological …

… JGI will advance the bioeconomy, leveraging partnerships to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for … planning workshops, as well as collecting extensive input from all JGI staff, Biosciences and Berkeley Lab leadership, … and vision. The plan considers the opportunities arising from leveraging laboratory and computational technologies at …

… Global chocolate brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global … a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s largest buyers of cocoa, is collaborating with … by HudsonAlpha scientists, with the help of funding from Mars Wrigley. The annotated genome has been updated to …

… system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling … — nitrogenases — other enzymatic machinery harvests sulfur from gaseous organic sulfur compounds in the atmosphere.  … function in production contexts.  “That allows us now to really start thinking about the structure-function …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces … When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they uncovered a novel … microbial enzymes, which could have a plethora of potential applications to industrial processes. Summary JGI …

… with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it … other Antarctic lakes and the nearby Southern Ocean shift from phototrophs to archaea when sunlight becomes scant, Ace … offers new clues into a unique environment in the natural world. The Impact From the polar regions to the deep ocean, …

… Science Program. Fashioning DNA outside a cell is key to interrogating what genes do, how they work, and applying … research efforts are accelerating the transition into real-world applications,” says Michael Köpke, the vice … fostering academia-industry collaborations.” A third story from the issue — Machine learning-based prediction of …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline … interactions. Cone snail venom has a number of applications, including pain relief. The microbes in cone … found informatics to be intimidating. That first exposure from great interactions with Dr. Ben Cole and Dr. Axel Visel …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … among other conditions. While scientists around the world were busy sequencing the human genome, an arms race … years. The DOE brought together the people and resources from these three national labs to form the DOE Joint Genome …

… 6,900 researchers working in 21 fields.  Congratulations to the  2022 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence in … during the last decade” by Clarivate Analytics. Those from the JGI whose publications rank in the top 1% by …