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… analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a … can lead to changes in protein structures and functions, but the DNA bases themselves can also be modified. The … methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important …
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… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, … Ray’s wife Deb, delivered a mask for Ray to wear and a red carnation lei flown in from Maui, care of the Admin Group’s … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …
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… (https://data.jgi.doe.gov/) launched last year, it was only accessible through the plant portal Phytozome . Now … users to more easily access public data sets through a common set of metadata. For Steve Wilson, JGI’s Systems Engineering group lead, the Data Portal …
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… mats — to reveal how these systems adapt and contribute to global biogeochemical cycles. Additional efforts in metabolic engineering and biocatalyst design … in sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, global carbon and nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You can …
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… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the … in: sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, global carbon and nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You can … understanding natural communities important for carbon storage, nutrient cycling, and climate change; and …
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… projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of … below the ground, influencing the production of microbial greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds. This was … expected to be expert users on all of the scientific instruments. Instead, members of the scientific staff from both …
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… Sphagnome data would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact. The Science Enabled by the JGI’s … and the University of Vienna reported recovering draft metagenome-assembled genomes for seven novel species of … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …
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… User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell University, and Jana U’Ren (pronounced “you-wren”) of the University of Arizona! They join … representing a breadth of institutions, research topics and career stages. The election period concluded on December 23, …
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… DOE RENEW initiative, undergraduate student Ti’Yanna Watson and graduate student LaMonika Dent worked with JGI mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on … this fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. Ti’Yanna Watson: My mentor …
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… private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research … Nigel Mouncey is the Secondary Metabolites Program head as well as our JGI Director. …
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… JGI from all parts of the globe to gain lab experience and contribute to ongoing projects. In one way or another, they’ve all … at the JGI was and how great it was to have an experienced career scientist as a mentor. …
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… (UEC) recently welcomed three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National … She credits the JGI user programs as having been instrumental to her early career success, and is currently a PI … terms. At the close of the election period, Kathleen Greenham stepped down at the end of her term. In late 2023, …
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