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… This year’s list features 6,900 researchers working in 21 fields.  … in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade” by … umbrella of the GEBA, the JGI is sequencing thousands of bacterial and archaeal genomes from diverse branches of the …

… Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity … in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … still unknown.  “We took a deep dive into over 1.8 million bacterial and archaeal genomes to see how much of their …

… One of the JGI’s key assets is our user community, comprising a broad range of researchers and trainees who use JGI resources and …

… Below is a brief description of the process needed to prepare and ship samples for sequencing by the JGI. … 1) Review JGI sample QC requirements and protocols Obtaining DNA and RNA of suitable quantity and quality has been the rate-limiting … samples to the JGI. PI sends Project Manager (PM) a list of organism names (or for metagenomes, sample names).  Need …

… With collaborative user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into … challenges by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and … to current problems facing humanity. A major focus are biofuel feedstock species and plant-microbe interactions, …

… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the … Liu Project:  Promoter Characterization of the Bacillota Bacterial Phylum Saray Maeda Mentors: Jonelle Basso, Heejung …

… Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local … crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying …

… Congratulations to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes …

… Though visible to the naked eye, microscopy reveals unexpected complexity At first … the slightly murky waters in the tube look like a scoop of stormwater, complete with leaves, debris, and even … delicately above the leaf debris are revealed to be single bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size …