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Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across …

We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions mainly come from gut microbes — the bacteria and archaea …

The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for … not led any previously-accepted proposals — through the New Investigator call under our Community Science Program . Below find a list of researchers whose proposals were accepted for …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get … enzymes these fungi use to break down wood, and compares genetic diversity between cultivated and wild shiitake … raphanica and L boryana in the Americas. Tracing these phylogenetic relationships suggests that the shiitake …

… the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that affect … procedures and the organization of the JGI Annual Meeting. Any investigator who has been an active user of the JGI …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these … over 125,000 partial and complete viral genomes. That study multiplied the number of known viral genes by a factor of …

…   Later this year, Ian Rambo, a graduate student in Brett Baker’s lab at the University of Texas at Austin, will defend his dissertation. Some of his research was … purpose of this CSP is to better understand methane cycling in mangrove wetlands in south Texas,” he explained. “In …

… diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … more than 8,500 publicly available metagenome datasets generated from sampling sites around the world, including … in the soil for the first time. The current study applied a multi-step approach to mine, bin and then filter the data …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. In 2009, researchers at the JGI and the Bigelow Laboratory …

Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent … in the continental United States. They also provided multiple access points to the information. The team … resource that provides information at multiple scales from genes to the community level. The Impact Rivers are …

Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay Paropkari, Vicente Ramirez and Rhondene Wint had summer 2018 internships in Walnut Creek. The … about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about the big …

Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, … (NCRR) (5P20RR016480-12) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (8 P20 GM103451-12) from …