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Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More … acquired the ability to produce their own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The abundance of oxygen … development of multicellular organisms. Not all bacterial lineages harnessed aerobic respiration when the Cyanobacteria …

In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and …

Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the … they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across … University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based undergraduate resource experience. Hear …

… and enabling data-driven science. This is a group of computational biologists, bioinformaticians, computer … include large-scale genome variants analyses, next-generation transcriptome de novo assembly, metagenome and … metagenome binning software … Education … Selected Publications … Software …

Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) is a powerful technique for studying microbial … SIP labwork and analysis can be very demanding.  The JGI offers SIP analysis to make these experiments accessible to more researchers. Ultimately, the goal is to generate SIP data that can be useful to multiple teams and …

Berkeley is responsible for receiving and processing user samples. His R&D work focuses on the development of new applications utilizing a variety of technologies to improve the JGI’s capabilities in the …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … of principle study built off earlier approaches and offered a way for researchers to study the planet’s microbial …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … but soybean ( Glycine max ) also has the advantage of reducing the need for nitrogen fertilizer. These impressive … of Missouri said he and his colleagues had identified 1,110 genes involved in lipid metabolism.  “There’s still a lot of …

Program presents… Eyes on the Prize – Launching & Sustaining Startups in Synthetic Biology Who’s … Johnston for followup questions.     … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …

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 … under our Community Science Program . Below find a list of researchers whose proposals were accepted for 2024. …

Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The … developing and harnessing single-cell methods to access the genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their …