Results
PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a … down PCE into the chemical compound ethene. Applying genome sequencing and analysis, the researchers identified other … Program , they were able to analyze the resulting metagenomic data. (Data from the project are available on the …
Learn more
Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida … researchers walked students through the processes of DNA sequencing, metagenome assembly, and even an introduction to … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …
Learn more
The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in … biosphere), including the global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial … to carbon cycling, and is interested in understanding the genomic basis and ecological consequences of microbe-microbe …
Learn more
… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … significant stress with a higher proportion of dead cells recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and … This was facilitated in part by RNA library preparation and sequencing from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …
Learn more
… pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … Futures … Metagenome Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …
Learn more
Software engineers in the Synthetic Biology Informatics Group develop, deploy, and maintain software that support the JGI’s Synthetic Biology Program . … Gate methods SynTrack and associated tools, which track samples through the JGI’s Synthetic Biology pipeline as well …
Learn more
A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … the aim of intensifying collaborations in the fields of genomics, structural biology, bioimaging, and water … and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable …
Learn more
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … led by Nikos Kyrpides , mining the Integrated Microbial Genomics & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system’s immense collection … nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications: A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …
Learn more
… a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … usually employ two different methods; shotgun metagenomic sequencing and single-cell sequencing. For years, extracting …
Learn more
The JGI mural on the 3rd floor of the Integrative Genomics Building whimsically references … of iconic JGI contributions to advancing the frontiers of environmental and energy genomics. Click on the images below …
Learn more