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

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new ecological habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights on … is typically found in spruce and other conifers in boreal forests. As these trees were harvested for constructing …

… While summer interns at the JGI from multiple programs had their own goals to achieve, they constantly collaborated with each other on …

… learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of … 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 …

… 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 to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of … (Try it yourself  here .) She translated her abstract from a 2019 conference. Both versions appear side-by-side …

… Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced worked closely with JGI scientists on research projects that contribute to the larger mission of the U.S. Department of Energy. … The topics students worked on ranged far and wide — from implementing new data visualization tools, to using …

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

… upended by the pandemic, 2023 gave interns the opportunity to be fully immersed in not only their work, but the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from fellow researchers onsite as well. …

… Trubl, a virologist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, wants to understand how viruses impact the release of greenhouse gases from Arctic permafrost. But to see what they’re doing, he …

… What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock … and bioenergy crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project …

… the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from metagenomes. He also demonstrates briefly how to leverage novel capabilities of IMG/VR to browse and …

… the meeting here. Here are some sessions of interest (all times in PST unless otherwise noted): December 7   9:15am PT (online) Town Hall on the role of user facilities in accelerating … context for thousands of newly sampled microbial genomes from North American watersheds (Invited)” 4pm CST Convention …