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… In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and …

… Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an … at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of prokaryotes with fermentative metabolism … IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. They also searched IMG/M …

… fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, … perform functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development of CheckV helps … these sequences may be tainted by the presence of non-viral genes. Up to this point, there has been a lack of fast and …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on presentations to peatlands Travis Lawrence sits in his backyard in Tennessee — the birds are chirping and a …

… Diatoms, a group of tiny algae, are also known as “living opals” because of the strange, beautiful properties of their silica shells. But what genes are responsible for such mesmerizing exteriors? …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … contains about 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked to conditions such as cardiovascular disease, … about 2% of the human genome. They were interested in genes involved in repair of DNA damage, and those associated …

… Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across …

… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for … the Physics Department and in 2002 he became a Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development after his research … by combining computational genome analysis, sequence-based genetic methods, and comparative developmental biology. In …

… have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, JGI’s Zhong Wang and Science Programs Deputy Axel …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these … key aspect of viruses in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, the JGI has …

… Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility … This year’s annual CSP call had five areas of emphasis: genes to function, plant and algal functional genomics, …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric … gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …