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New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called …

… communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI researchers and collaborators work to … understanding which microbes are present in a sample, to generate data about which organisms are active, and which …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … was published online June 8, 2014 in the journal Nature Genetics . “Common beans are a major societal crop for those …

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 …

Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse … gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … of the Institut Pasteur in France, the importance of methanogenesis and the presence of methanogens in nearly all types …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and …

During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working virtually … Clustering Scalable … Cataloging Lineage Specific Conserved Genes in Giant Viruses … Pan-genome Graphs: Approaches for …

JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of … labs in one long building at Walnut Creek, after countless generations of sequencing platforms (up to 120 sequencing …

A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a … traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, etc. — to its genes. The undertaking took shovels, trucks — and more than …

… a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting …

Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the … they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across … University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based undergraduate resource experience. Hear …

In this short video, UC Merced undergraduate and graduate students share how their summer internship experiences have influenced their careers in … And also specifically, it sparked my interest in bioformatics, so that’s what I’m gonna take with me to the …