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… to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA … RNA virus sequences. Using this workflow, the team combed through more than 5,000 data sets of RNA sequences …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists … were reliable. In an elegant, quantitative screen, the team designed a pool of sgRNA sequences: six for every gene in …

… JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the … JGI’s operations). At the JGI, that translated to sorting through the stuff accumulated in offices, labs, lockers, and … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and … (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes . The Impact The …

… di-GMP (Guanine Monophosphate) is found in nearly all types of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that … role in regulating microbial cellulose production and biofilm formation, which affects a number of environments, … biosensors for measuring cyclic di-GMP in bacteria through work enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program …

… Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards … have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship. Dr. Tringe … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … light on both when and how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August … assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. Since … our agricultural systems could become more sustainable through applications of microbiome science; our water …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … the Community Science Program (CSP) New Investigator call. Through membership in the UEC, Bik aims to serve as an …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum C hloroflexota . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute …

… registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species decompose debris, mobilize nutrients from that … like nitrogen and phosphorus.  This way, the fungi of forest soils hold keys to tree health and carbon storage …

… School. Though a partnership with Biotech Partners, a nonprofit that provides underserved youth in the Bay Area with personal, academic and professional development experiences that increase …