Joint Genome Institute

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DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)

2800 Mitchell Dr.
94598 Walnut Creek
USA
+1925-296-5670
jgi.doe.gov
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The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, supported by the DOE Office of Science, unites the expertise of five national laboratories—Lawrence Berkeley, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, and Pacific Northwest—along with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to advance genomics in support of the DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. JGI is operated by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Joint Genome Institute

04-May-2022 | science

How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesis

The secret is an enzyme that “juggles” reaction ingredients

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Joint Genome Institute

10-Apr-2017 | science

Discovered: Novel Group of Giant Viruses

Viruses have a ubiquitous presence in the world. Their population is estimated to be 1031, 10 times greater than the nonillion (1030) of microbes on the ...

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Joint Genome Institute

21-Jul-2016 | science

Comparing fungal secretions to uncover carbon compound degradation pathways

Their unassuming appearances may cause them to be overshadowed by the plants or animals in their natural habitats, but fungi play key roles in maintaining ...

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Joint Genome Institute

07-Aug-2015 | science

Keeping algae from stressing out

Identifying pathways in algae that produce oil without killing them

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Joint Genome Institute

21-Feb-2014 | science

Pond-dwelling powerhouse's genome points to its biofuel potential

Duckweed is a tiny floating plant that's been known to drive people daffy. It's one of the smallest and fastest-growing flowering plants that often becomes ...

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Joint Genome Institute

27-Nov-2013 | science

The inner workings of a bacterial black box caught on time-lapse video

Cyanobacteria, found in just about every ecosystem on Earth, are one of the few bacteria that can create their own energy through photosynthesis and "fix" ...

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Joint Genome Institute

25-Jun-2012 | science

Waves of Berkeley Lab responders deploy omics to track Deepwater Horizon cleanup microbes

In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico two years ago, various strategies were deployed to prevent 4.9 million barrels of ...

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Joint Genome Institute

04-Jul-2011 | science

Salt-loving microbe provides new enzymes for the production of next-gen biofuels

In order to realize the full potential of advanced biofuels that are derived from non-food sources of lignocellulosic biomass — e.g., agricultural, ...

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