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… in 2004 from the Max Planck Institute in Hanover, Germany, where he developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene … organisms. During his postdoctoral training at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, he developed and … the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, … JGI-supported project studying the world’s rivers and their microbial communities. He’s focusing on the Arkansas River … in how general environmental stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the …

… made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers to quickly modify diverse bacterial genomes. … Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. … aim to inform the engineering of stable, synthetic microbial communities to take advantage of their joint …

… celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s history, from its … the future of the institution. Their talks shed light on how the JGI was established, all that it has contributed, and … manager in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in …

… of the Biomolecular Materials Initiative, a partnership between JGI and the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley Lab. She is … spearheading the development of a joint user capability between the JGI and Molecular Foundry for genome-encoded …

… clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce their own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The abundance of … researchers from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Microbial Genome Program head Tanja Woyke of the U.S. …

… of actinobacteria Streptomyces is more than just a funny word. The 500 species described within the group are responsible for roughly two-thirds of … and the focus of a  recent paper published in  Microbial Genomics .   “Studying actinomyces, especially … a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to …

… understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are … do anything, they must find a host, and not just any host will do. It must be a specific host the virus has adapted to … opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost …

… compounds shared by most living creatures for energy, growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a set of … that often confer specialized capabilities that allow the organisms to adapt to and control their … a secondary metabolites portal within the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system known as …

… On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s Operations Deputy has come to a close as … On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s Operations Deputy has come to a close as … person needs establish the culture of workforce safety and diversity and working together and making a welcoming and …

… By leveraging new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers nearly … the available fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The … as reliable markers for classifying species and studying diversity in complex biological systems. By making the tools …

… as a Research Molecular Biologist at the USDA for 12 years where he was a driving force behind the development of numerous genomic resources that fostered the widespread adoption of Brachypodium distachyon as an … Brachypodium distachyon is a small annual grass that is well suited to experimental manipulation in the laboratory …