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Whole metagenome sequencing and 16S rRNA gene amplicon analyses reveal the complex microbiome responsible for the success of enhanced in-situ reductive dechlorination (ERD) of a tetrachloroethene-contaminated Superfund site
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JGI@25: Roots of a Mutualist Relationship
… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that … with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to have its genome sequenced. Having this first genome … the fungal portal MycoCosm, many sequenced through the JGI 1000 Fungal Genomes Project.       Francis Martin on the …
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Complete Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus strain Y4.12MC10, a Novel Paenibacillus lautus strain Isolated from Obsidian Hot Spring in Yellowstone National Park
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Improving the Cacao Genome and Phytozome
… That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s largest buyers of cocoa, is … and ensure there will be cocoa for chocolate tomorrow In 2010, a draft first genome of  Theobroma cacao  – the tree that produces cacao beans – was released by a Mars, …
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JGI announces second round of 2023 New Investigator awardees
… a list of the second round of researchers accepted for 2023. Proposals are accepted year-round; the next review will …
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New and Improved: Eucalyptus Reference is Now Accessible
… An improved genome assembly to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The Science Researchers … genome assembly and annotation. Genome contiguity of the 2025 phased reference and 2014 diploid genome reference was … had a gene annotation completement level of 93.8%. The 2025 assembly has a gene annotation completement level of …
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Extracting the Secrets of Secondary Metabolites
… cluster. That work by JGI researchers was published April 2022 in Cell Chemical Biology . When it comes to insect … of Science User Facility, is supported under contract DE-AC02- 05CH11231. …
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Industry Engagement Program
… like the JGI, through its Genesis Mission. Launched in 2025, the initiative aims to accelerate scientific discovery, …
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High-quality permanent draft genome sequence of Ensifer sp. PC2, isolated from a nitrogen-fixing root nodule of the legume tree (Khejri) native to the Thar Desert of India
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Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov.
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Mining Metagenomes for Cas Proteins
… of the US Department of Energy under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was supported in part by grants from … UC Berkeley news release  Smallest life forms have smallest working …
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Getting to the Bottom of Fungal Functions Across Earth’s Forests
… 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 … tropics.”  Francis Martin will be a keynote speaker at the 2024 DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Annual Genomics of …
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