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… results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for … most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ … extracting single cells and then amplifying their DNA for genome sequencing was no easy task. The traditional way of …

… Researchers with the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI)’s Fungal and Algal Science Program … one of the world's most comprehensive collections of fungal genomes. A sweeping analysis published in Nature Reviews Microbiology of nearly 2,000 of these genomes reveals just how much we still have to discover …

… Thank you for joining us at the 2024 DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Annual Genomics of Energy & …

… Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … different environments. He’s been involved in several plant genome projects through the Community Science Program. As a … sustainability challenges. She’s worked with the JGI on poplar and sorghum projects, specifically for generating …

… help solve energy and environmental challenges.   The Human Genome Project began in 1990 when the U.S. Department of … studying Chromosome 5, which contains about 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked to conditions such as … Chromosome 19, which contains about 2% of the human genome. They were interested in genes involved in repair of …

… (Graphic: Neil Byers) The JGI launched the 1000 Fungal Genomes (1KFG) Project through a 2012 Community Science … State University led the effort to sequence 1000 fungal genomes to create two reference genomes for all fungi families — essentially, the foundation …

… Streamlined genome with precise gene targeting transforms oil-producing … products.    The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise gene targeting in the genome in the November 2025 issue of The Plant Cell. …

… nearly tripled the available fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies … nearly 10,000 new annotations of fungal mitochondrial genomes — the DNA found inside mitochondria, the … genes have moved from the mitochondria into the nuclear genome over evolutionary time. They also discovered more …

… Developing and validating an integrated approach to genome recovery from metagenomes. The Science Through the JGI’s Emerging Technologies … algorithms, allowing them to reconstruct more near-complete genomes from soil metagenomes compared to other methods. The …

… are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of … microorganisms had a close relationship. Then, using metagenomes and metatranscriptomes generated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha … Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, … diverse plant species. It was developed to improve plant genome annotations at the US Department of Energy (DOE) …

… and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions allows …