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Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the 1000 Fungal Genomes project to form new connections … between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species …

Hosted by the JGI and co-organized with NIST,  the goal of the Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) symposium was to bring together a “Viral EcoGenomics” community to foster …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … changing planet. In this short audio production, we’ll hear from Ed Hall, an ecologist at Colorado State University in …

… to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the … Couradeau E et al. Probing the active fraction of soil microbiomes using BONCAT-FACS. Nat Commun. 2019 10(1):2770. … … Metabolomics Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … (Try it yourself  here .) She translated her abstract from a 2019 conference. Both versions appear side-by-side …

… last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. … a close as this previously retired Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has … as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – …

Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the … … DNA Synthesis Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

This year the AGU Fall Meeting, with the theme “Science is Society,” hosts sessions in … Register for the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): … context for thousands of newly sampled microbial genomes from North American watersheds (Invited)” 4pm CST Convention …

Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in … first paper that describes sorghum’s response to drought, from a large-scale field experiment to uncover the …

… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of … of the University of California, Santa Barbara. They join eight other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go … and help develop programs to increase participation from minority-serving institutions in JGI user programs. The …