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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … and offered a way for researchers to study the planet’s microbial diversity, much of which remains unknown and … to nearly 30 major previously uncharted branches of the tree of life. Used in tandem over the years, metagenomics …

… Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his Ph.D. in 2004 from the Max … Institute in Hanover, Germany, where he developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene expression analysis in …

… For the Joint Genome Institute, the end of 2018 was marked by a celebration of contributing over one … of the Integrative Genomics Building—the new home of the JGI and KBase in the heart of the Lab’s 200-acre campus—with … force,” said Mary Maxon, Biosciences Associate Laboratory Director, of the 100-page document with over 200 actionable …

… conditions. The Science Through a combination of sequencing tools and techniques applied to samples collected from acidic iron-oxide microbial mats in Yellowstone National Park over time, … furnish greater definition of the roots of the tree of life on Earth, and their broad distribution suggests …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and … and today, focuses on continuing to build and position JGI as a leading integrative genome science user facility.  …

… One of the JGI’s key assets is our user community, comprising a broad range of researchers and trainees who use JGI resources and … publications and software. The JGI supports the entire data life cycle, and embeds metadata and its curation in our core … Looking for BBTools? Find it here.  …

… The mission of the Joint Genome Institute is to serve the scientific … Knowledgebase ( KBase ) integrates systems biology data and tools to help predict biological function.   To jointly … expand upon highly successful past collaborations, the DOE JGI, NERSC and KBase issued a call for proposals in …

… Micro-Scale Applications group explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our group also seeks out new … The JGI uniquely offers the first quantitative Stable Isotope … To provide additional functional insights into microbial genomes, the JGI now uses laser microdissection to …

… The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel … of desert grasslands to the metabolic savviness of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean …

… Find protocols provided by JGI and the JGI user community below for DNA preparation tools, high molecular-weight DNA extraction and RNA …