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New Vision, New Mission, New Plan: The JGI’s Next Five Years
… strategic plan outlines how the JGI will advance the bioeconomy, leveraging partnerships to advance foundational … for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … the genomes of individual organisms or environmental DNA, and then using advanced capabilities to understand …
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Frigoriflavimonas asaccharolytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel psychrophilic esterase and protease producing bacterium isolated from Antarctica
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Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Synthesis by “Candidatus Weimeria bifida” gen. nov., sp. nov., and “Candidatus Pseudoramibacter fermentans” sp. nov.
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Novel spore-forming species exhibiting intrinsic resistance to third- and fourth-generation cephalosporins and description of Tigheibacillus jepli gen. nov., sp. nov.
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Trent Northen
… programs using mass spectrometry for energy and environmental research, including through the Joint BioEnergy … available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the …
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Draft genome and description of Consotaella salsifontis gen. nov. sp. nov., a halophilic, free-living, nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium isolated from an ancient terrestrial saline spring
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Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov.
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Busting the Unbreakable Lignin
… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to … JGI data portals and pipelines helped identify potential genes responsible for lignin deconstruction. (The JGI also … their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. Department of Energy grant …
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JGI-UC Merced Interns Share Their 2021 Experiences
… During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working … JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development … Evolution of the Mitochondria Internship … Cross Species Integration of Single Cell Transcriptomes …
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Better Crops With a Pointillist Approach to Plant Genomics
… using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and … findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …
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Cracking the Secrets of the Diatom’s Shell
… Diatoms, a group of tiny algae, are also known as “living opals” because of … beautiful properties of their silica shells. But what genes are responsible for such mesmerizing exteriors? Setsuko Wakao and …
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Exploring the Diversity of the American Prairie’s Switchgrass
… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But … traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, etc. — to its genes. The undertaking took shovels, trucks — and more than …
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