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… the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology has developed, … No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This study was funded by the Max Planck Society. …

… Chloroplast mimic a platform to capture and utilize carbon in a synthetic fixation cycle. The … system. The Impact Photosynthesis harnesses carbon captured from the atmosphere in a process that generates energy. The … pathway that would more efficiently remove carbon from the atmosphere than current natural processes and use …

… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the bench to applying … artificial intelligence to aspects of research questions Another intern summer has closed at the U.S. Department of … mentors, postdoc Yumary Vasquez, was herself a program alum from the 2022 cohort.  The UC Merced interns attended …

… Panicum hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. … (Hall’s panicgrass), by generating two complete genomes from varieties that diverged over a million years ago. The hallii variety thrives in desert environments, while the filipes variety is less drought …

… to view downloadable pdfs of previous Progress Reports from the Joint Genome Institute.  …

… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with … maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … has extended the possible virophage genome size range from 13.8-29.3 kilobases (Kb) to 10.9-42.3 Kb. Additionally, …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Emily G. Aguirre, Shauna M. Bennett, … Nicholas Darci-Maher, Lital Davidi, Colleen J. Doherty, Adrian A. Estrada-Graf, Nicole M. Fernandez; [Row 2]: Zachary … whose work aligns with the DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research program missions.  Below find a list of …

… While summer interns at the JGI from multiple programs had their own goals to achieve, they constantly collaborated with each other on new ways of presenting and researching science. …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon … soil carbon. The process to harvest energy-generating peat from these boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual … tended to weather pH stress from peatlands’ acidic environment more consistently, whereas male plants showed …

… The human-centered, agile collaboration between the JGI and the … JGI Data Portal , a pilot download experience accessible from JGI’s plant portal Phytozome . Although the Data Portal … JGI/Truss team has talked to dozens of researchers to determine what they need and expect from JGI tools. “We’re …

… In one article, Micro-Scale Applications head Rex Malmstrom and Metagenome Program head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh outline more … approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental sample beyond the tried-and-true method of … specific metabolic processes. A third approach steps away from reconstructing genomes directly from the environment …

… The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 … class  Dothideomycetes includes fungi that obtain nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprobes), and many plant … predicting plant pathogens (blue) vs saprobes (green). (From Haridas S et al.  Studies in Mycology , 2020.) Using …