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… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship … the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than … most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed … a timeline like this, researchers would normally craft a genetic clock based on its divergence with a  different …

… Sequencing technology has changed dramatically over the last  25-plus years since the JGI’s inception, making it possible for researchers to get a close look at more ecosystems and … and analysis. This way, JGI users — both primary, data-generating users, as well as secondary, data-downloading …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable … ( Glycine max ) also has the advantage of reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer. These impressive environmental and … of Missouri said he and his colleagues had identified 1,110 genes involved in lipid metabolism.  “There’s still a lot of …

… Click the cards below to view downloadable pdfs of previous Progress Reports from the Joint Genome … FY20 Progress Report … FY12 Progress Report … FY02–FY05 Progress Reports …

… New Graduate Internship Program Builds Bridges Between DOE JGI, UC … Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … could be considered.” Olmstead’s project focused on the genetic mechanisms of chemotaxis in the Arabidopsis …

… New 5-year strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the … to advance foundational science, creating opportunities for the global research community. The U.S. Department of … Serve the Changing Planet (download a copy at jointgeno.me/2024StrategicPlan .) This plan aligns the DOE Office of …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are … conditions. They identified 511 new or recently discovered genera of bacteria and archaea. Many of the samples shared a … This work was funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation … carbon captured from the atmosphere in a process that generates energy. The MPI team ultimately aims to develop an … This work was supported by the Max Planck Society (MaxSynBio), the …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other … . Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments … loss of cell walls and a complex pattern of evolution for genes related to eating plant compounds in both the oceanic …

… Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not … lifestyles found in the Antarctic lakes and offers a genetically-tractable model system that could help … of an obligate symbiont—entirely dependent on the other for required nutrients—is genome size. The obligate …

… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University of Tokyo PhD, … Kunakom S, Otani H, Udwary DW, Doering DT, Mouncey NJ. …