Search

… began in 2014, pairs undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced with at least one JGI mentor. Together, they work through a specific … engaging with the UC Merced students is a fantastic component of our work,” said Nigel Mouncey, JGI Director. “This …

Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties … In each garden, switchgrass plants clonally propagated from cuttings represent a diverse collection sourced from … of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the U.S. Department of Energy …

… please contact Tanja Woyke, Deputy for User Programs. Technical and Scientific Leads will also be available to …

Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral … lineages Margulisbacteria and Saganbacteria that diverged from the bacterial tree before Cyanobacteria and its … Margulisbacteria were named for Lynn Margulis, the main proponent of the significance of endosymbiosis in evolution of …

Florida, they encompass a wide range of ecosystems ranging from wetlands to tree islands to cattails. In 2018, the US … Florida. The class sought to apply the latest molecular techniques to learn more about the microbial communities in … his high school juniors a research project experience and one of his email inquiries, sent through JGI’s  Integrated …

… with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science communications, their … Liu, Building Expression Host in Bacilli Class using CRAGE Technology Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by …

… it to usable organic compounds. However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert … Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Hokkaido, Japan. From samples of both environments, they used fluorescence  … CRISPR-Cas systems to recognize and remove invaders’ DNA from their own genomes. One of these systems, the …

The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped … threatens this important crop. Hear more about that work from researchers Gary Stacey (University of Missouri), Peter …

… host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these challenges, since it doesn’t … in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, the JGI has leveraged metagenomics to … Nikos Kyrpides at the JGI led a team that combed datasets from around the world, finding over 125,000 partial and …

Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award , one of DOE’s highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was …