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… shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, … for lignin deconstruction. (The JGI also conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . …

… a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that … Viruses are everywhere — in soil, the sea and, of course, the cells of other organisms. As they infect … conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps …

… Biology Knowledgebase (KBase), the National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC), and Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area are also co-located in the IGB. Vision  Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of …

… Merced Genomics Distinguished Graduate Internship Program. Conceived by Wang and Visel, the program challenges UC … for building and maintaining cells through the use of deep-sequencing technologies. The internship program was born out … the opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a major sequencing center.” The third member of the internship …

… with Y chromosomes in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and … reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For example, discovering genetic markers of sex enables scientists to … through the  Community Science Program , using long-read sequencing to assemble the repetitive areas of the complete …

… biosphere), including the global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial communities that contribute to carbon cycling, and is interested in … This work was supported by the Australian Research Council (DP150100244) and the Australian Antarctic Science …

… factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under standard … salt triggers this metabolic shift, the team combined RNA sequencing across multiple time points with Cappable-seq, a … This work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after completing a petascale postdoctoral fellowship at NERSC and … resources including the JGI portals, and our broader data ecosystem. … direction for the overall design and implementation of computational biology and bioinformatics approaches in …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically … Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short … the untapped potential waiting to be unearthed in sequencing and analyzing uncultivated microbes. Summary The …

… private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a … Dr. Mouncey directed R&D teams that focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel production organisms and … Nigel Mouncey is the Secondary Metabolites Program head as well as our JGI …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, … Ray’s vigilant stewardship as JGI’s Operations Deputy has come to a close as this previously retired Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. For the last 15 years, …

… Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme weather … nearly 400 root and leaf samples and helped analyze the sequencing datasets. The results from the first year showed … (to the University of California, Berkeley [N.V.]); L’Ecole Normale Superieure-CFM Data Science Chair (E.P.); and …