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… sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon's lab has been sampling the microbes of that lake for over 20 years, to understand how the freshwater ecosystem works.  So a few years ago, … next 3 episodes are the story behind that giant assembly from Lake Mendota. In this episode: the software evolution …

… (JGI) is offering a five-day workshop on Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics. Details: mgm.jgi.doe.gov   This highly hands-on workshop is designed to familiarize users with the … data with existing bioinformatic methods to bridge the gap from sequence to biology. …

… program between the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with … all the work that went into this program was the feedback from the graduate student interns; “it changed what I want … along my knowledge to them as best as possible in a safe environment” This not only helped her be successful as a mentor …

… An article summarizing the field of viral metagenomics, … DNA or RNA contained in a sample that has been collected from any kind of environment you can think of – animal intestines (including … of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides …

… but never published in the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data available for future research. Hear from Rekha Seshadri (JGI) and Matt Escobar (California State …

… gives researchers access to all kinds of sequencing, ‘omics and bioinformatics capabilities — and it’s open to … free. We accept new projects related to energy and the environment several times a year. A few proposal calls have … later on in the spring. In this episode, hear proposal tips from Tanja Woyke, who runs user programs at the JGI, and …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a … to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges.   Usually, plants have the upper hand … it’s possible that fungal communities — or enzymes from fungal communities — could pave the way for many …

… reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so the adage goes, it must be a … like one, is it still a duck? For a team led by researchers from The Ohio State University and the University of … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and the  Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory (EMSL), a DOE Office …

… An improved genome assembly to support targeted tree … it separately represents the sets of chromosomes inherited from each parent. It also has 700-fold greater contiguity, … of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Biological and Environmental Research program to provide the fundamental …

… proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into biological function. … for projects that will leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and …

… Summer School.  The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health sciences and related fields who are interested in learning and … system, presented by Rekha Seshadri and Mateus Fiamenghi from the Microbiome Data Science group. …

… [Pictured from left to right are: [Above] Sara Branco, Asdrubal Burgos, Posy Busby, Hao Chen, Jay Chen, … from industrial enzymes discovered in extreme environments to engineered microbiomes that accelerate biomass …