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… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental … deployed a pipeline to first target cells from communities of uncultivated microbes, and then efficiently retrieve and … be sequenced. Their protocol,  detailed in the journal  Microbiome , combines multiple techniques and was …

… than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, … Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel teamed with University of California (UC), Merced assistant professor Suzanne Sindi … in genomics, including JGI, is not representative of the diversity in the population, especially here in California. …

… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical … an alternative format for chemical synthesis in the absence of cell growth by isolating the soluble components of lysed … with engineered yeast cells but then moves out of the cell structure into a cell-free system. The work complements …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia … of plants.  Pangenomes encompass a plant’s genetic diversity beyond a single reference genome, which is key to …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference … green algal genomes using Chlamy as a reference for functional annotation, including Chromochloris zofingiensis …

… most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … by an international consortium. With the genetic code of sugarcane, researchers were able to map the location of … assembly not only includes a full representation of the diversity present in R570 but shows the genomic effects of …

… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … heads the Single Cells group. She has also served as the Functional Genomics Department Head for the Environmental … space grew from 123,000 to over 900,000 proteins, and virus diversity in this group expanded 10-fold, offering the …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered to be a scientific … students (and their mentors) how to begin establishing a professional presence through getting credit for any scientific contribution they make, whether as part of a course or internship, and before ever publishing a …

… JGI’s  PhycoCosm data portal , an interactive collection of sequenced algal genomes, omics data and comparative … on, there are 7 genomes on NCBI but your portal has only 2 of them. A: Watch the video (above) for the answer provided … would it be possible to add a feature to look for synteny of the target genome with itself, to identify regions that …

… Joint Genome Institute (JGI) provide access to a variety of tools that leverage stable isotopes to measure carbon and … The more the better. We want to put at least a microgram of DNA in the tube so you’d need at least 2 micrograms in … spectrometry (LCMS).  We do a hydrolyzation of the DNA and we look and quantify the isotopomers. We …

… fungal infections. That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s largest buyers of cocoa, is collaborating … used for systemic orthology to enable use for both cacao functional biology and breeding.     … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development and application of advanced mass spectrometry approaches and model laboratory ecosystems (EcoFABs). … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …