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… Sequencing technology has changed dramatically over the last  … before. In 2006, the JGI produced 33 billion base pairs of sequence; by 2023, that number was almost 717 trillion. … is an investment that pays dividends. Microbes are at the core of many environmental processes, and their genetic …

… A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The … thus sharing more ideas, similar to the sharing of genes within a highly recombining microbial population. This … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… The JGI’s Genomes OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for … sequencing projects carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … a broad range of activities from proposal intake to publication. Information is also obtained and cross-checked …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their potential … by many, many scientists.”  Using samples of rumen-digested switchgrass, researchers isolated and sequenced DNA from …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from … lab, O’Malley and her team — notably, first author Candice Swift — verified that the fungi expressed biosynthetic gene …

… archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global … methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: hydrogen-dependent and CO2-reducing, or … collected. The team noticed some of the genomes diverged evolutionarily from other previously discovered genomes. …