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… 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 genome. “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …

… 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) participants. One is a fungus (usually …

… Uncovering associations between plant roots and fungi that can help … host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play …

… Learn more about PhycoCosm, the largest interactive collection of sequenced algal genomes, omics data and comparative … by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a US Department of Energy Office of Science user facility at Berkeley Lab. …

… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, … the microbes within the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have …

… last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all changed. … as a typical monthly JGI All-Hands Meeting, after a couple of perfunctory items, the agenda went off the rails – according to plan but unbeknownst to Ray and …

… This shorter episode is about a tiny, single-celled alga – Chlamydomonas reinhardtii – that’s … in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

… In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data available for future research. Hear from Rekha … and Mark Soghomonian share what it was like to take on one of these genomes.  …

… communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI researchers and collaborators work to … communities. By pairing RNA or DNA sequencing with tracings of stable, heavy isotopes, SIP allows researchers to go …

… The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s …

… Since 2018, Mr. Wilson has served as the Systems Engineering … and supporting applications that span the lifecycle of activities at JGI - proposal submission and review, … automated sequence quality control and automation of microbial/metagenomic assemblies, portals that make data …