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… the JGI employs single-molecule, long-read DNA sequences to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of … research projects.  More recently, these long-reads have been applied to DNA methylation analysis as well as … Q&A from the Webinar: Input & sequencing Q(uestion): How much DNA is needed for “regular” vs the ultra-low input …

… exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists … of the previously known genes from isolates, there isn’t much scientists can tell about its function or its origin. …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline … Program, first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s … greatly contributed to the paper. While I know I still have much to learn, I certainly feel much more advanced in my …

… 2021, JGI and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) co-hosted a JGI Engagement: Accessing Resources … with questions. Q:  Apart from instrumental support, how much help can users expect for data analysis of the different omics analysis? Are users expected to be trained to handle the huge amounts of data for each of …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and … communities deep underground, and before the pandemic, they took the JGI on a sampling field trip. One of the questions …

… a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in … oxygen and sugars. How photosynthesis works, though, is much harder to pin down.  Photosynthesis appears to have a lot in common with a Rube Goldberg machine: surprising dependencies, intricate …

… 6,900 researchers working in 21 fields.  Congratulations to the  2022 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI … and Biochemistry)  Here’s a selection of studies these busy bees contributed to:  Giant bacteria visible to the naked … Woyke  was also one of three authors on a recent study that made the cover of  Nature Reviews Microbiology ,  …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding … a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and Aix … spans from very large virions (700 nm in diameter) to much smaller virions (120 nm in diameter). Across the …

… the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … Protection Agency , methane gas warms the atmosphere as much as 25 times more quickly than even carbon dioxide. The …

… Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. … the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of … use of non-arable land for biomass production — that can be converted into biofuels and bioproducts — would further …

… the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … challenges. While a hill of beans may not seem to amount to much, the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is actually a …

… Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of … link in the evolution and transition of fungi from aquatic to terrestrial habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 … such as lettuce and tobacco. Olpidium itself doesn’t cause much damage to the hosts, but they are carriers of several …