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… Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers , which includes 10 affiliated with the JGI . The 2019 list focused … Nature Genetics, the work is part of a long-term project to sequence, annotate and analyze the genomes of more than 300 …

… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … So, to be able to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences …

… are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages … in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … increased the number of known high quality virophage genome sequences 10-fold through computational approaches. By …

… By leveraging new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers … genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The Science Researchers produced … time. They also discovered more than 6,000 mitochondrial sequences previously unrecognized within existing public …

… Metabolism   Although there are still a large number of secondary metabolites yet to be discovered and their biosynthetic logics to be understood, accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious … expressing a given BGC in various hosts, availability of sequenced genomes, and computing resources needed to predict …

… Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis Martin from the Institut … M. importuna CCBAS932 from the forests of France, were sequenced and annotated by a collaborative team. The genome … hints of potential assistance from co-habitant microorganisms were unmasked. Plant polysaccharides such as …

… Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial … Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky … viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … collection of UViGs by identifying contiguous viral sequences (“contigs”) from thousands of ecologically diverse …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … nitrocellulose filters in Petri dishes. The scientists also sequenced the fungus and photobiont’s genomes and compared …

… land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), scientists sequenced the genomes of four  Zygnematophyceae algae, which … as part of a startup grant of the University of Nebraska Lincoln, the Research & Artistry Award of Northern Illinois …

… last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. Ray’s vigilant … as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the … domesticate some 60 strains, inserting into them a genetic sequence that acts as a “landing pad.” Mouncey adds, “Once …