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… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a … gene cluster. That work by JGI researchers was published April 2022 in Cell Chemical Biology . When it comes to …

… Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to … at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the genetic cause of a rare form of human epilepsy and subsequently …

… of fuel per acre to compete with gasoline. Yet.  In 2010, soybean became the first legume species with a published … the JGI has also helped researchers understand a fungus that threatens these crops as they grow. Asian Soybean Rust is a major problem. Leaves grow discolored and rust …

… exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard about the JGI … Synthesis Science Head] Yasuo [Yoshikuni] gave back in 2016.” Alper’s first approved JGI proposal came through the … feasibility first. Prospective users are always welcome to contact one of us about possible proposals if it’s different …

… Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after … Research Division. As a postdoc, her research focused on stable and accurate computational methods for … Dr. Fagnan became the JGI-NERSC Engagement Lead with a focus on adapting JGI workloads to run on supercomputing …

… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial … the virus had been infecting the cell. The team assembled 130 genomes from their sample — a small proportion of the … that the virus is not rapidly replicating, but instead may be abiding in the host genome: the strategy of lysogeny. …

… is well-integrated across JGI departments to ensure a robust offering of sequencing capabilities and products to our users. This includes scaling the technologies and enabling … Programs and Operations teams to enable the JGI’s focus on expanding molecular capabilities and functional …

… Novel archaeal lineage found in Yellowstone may have been important in early Earth conditions. The … (thermophilic) microbes are of interest for their potential use in number of biotechnological applications. Molecular … technology that enables researchers to generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence …

… Sustainable Berkeley Lab maintains a  calendar of Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new group at the Lab, the Sustainable … cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, relative to its 2015 baseline emissions.  Reaching that goal will mean … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… Program presents… Eyes on the Prize – Launching & Sustaining Startups in Synthetic Biology Who’s Invited? All … When: August 29th, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Panel discussion, Q&A followed by: 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: … Read a synthesis from the panel discussion  here . Contact  Robin Johnston for followup questions.     …

… On February 17, 2021, JGI and the Environmental Molecular Sciences … a JGI Engagement: Accessing Resources at Multiple DOE User Facilities with a Single Proposal webinar, inviting … the proposal process. How do we know who is the person to contact? A:  Contacts are listed on the proposal call page. …

… Frederik Schulz joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and … and machine learning to find novel functions that may impact microbiome structure and biogeochemical cycles. …