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… A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer. For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — … finnis . In work reported in 2017, the fungal genomes were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the “chytrids”).  A collaborative team … of binning methods, we were able to recover Olpidium sequences from the “contaminated” genome data with strong … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … surface where algae grow. Armed with a better understanding of the alga’s stress resistance and ability to adapt to … to better manage the growth, yield and climate resilience of algae — for potential use as biomass or in biomass …

… Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards graduate students the opportunity to pursue part of their thesis research at one of the DOE national … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play … from natural Arabidopsis populations around Europe. The JGI sequenced and annotated 41 fungal isolates from the …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science … mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. … as well as atmospheric carbon dioxide.  Summary Researchers sequenced 11 samples from Asia–Australasia and 13 samples …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both …   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two special days occur in April: the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. Since …

… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new … striving for sustainability in lab spaces as well as offices. These efforts dovetail into sustainability … looking at the overall greenhouse gas impacts from all of our operations,” said Brie Fulton, program manager for  …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … cell (seen here in a glass capillary), researchers sequenced and assembled the first complete genome of an …

… The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … with results published in the  November 2022 issue of Microbiome . High-throughput stable isotope probing (SIP) … and improve results. Applying this method to the study of a particular fungi, researchers identified novel …

… Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … developed and applied novel computational and experimental sequence-based methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of …