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JGI = Joint Genome Institute
JGI = Joint Genome Institute
What is JGI?
What is JGI?
JGI stands for Joint Genome Institute: The Institute is a facility within Berkeley Labs and is a part of the Department of the Energy . They specialize in the area of the Bio-Sciences, and their main goal is to advance genomics in support of the DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental. Their team of scientists, IT experts, data analysts, and program developers work together to uphold their goal.
Importance
Importance
The importance of their work is too study how genomes and microbes interact and move within their respective environments. This can help contribute to how scientists should deal with environmental messes, such as oil spills and more pressing environmental concerns. The staff within JGI extract, analyze, and store the DNA of various microbe species that they have discovered, with the help with data science.
Genomics
Genomics
Environmental genomics is important in our day in age for several reasons some of which include:
If certain microbes are better or worse for a certain environment compared to others based up on how they perform in the area in which they are found. Microorganisms decompose dead organic wastes of plants and animals converting them into simple substances. These substances are again used by other plants and animals. Thus, microorganisms can be used to degrade the harmful and smelly substances and thereby cleans up the environment.
Microbes of various species can help scientists understand why and how the environment around us is changing and how they are able to survive in such extreme conditions that we as humans could never survive in.
Special Shout Out to JGI Team-Members
Special Shout Out to JGI Team-Members
Sharon Greenblum
Sharon Greenblum
Computational Biology Research Scientist
Computational Biology Research Scientist
Jose Sierra
Jose Sierra
IT Systems Specialist
IT Systems Specialist
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