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We are a User Facility providing access to integrative genome science capabilities. Located @BerkeleyLab. Work with us: https://t.co/JliQ4XxSzV
Berkeley, CA
Joined February 2009
We provide genomic capabilities, large-scale data & professional expertise to researchers advancing energy & infrastructure security. Get started⬇️ 🧬Proposal info: https://t.co/CY7e115qst 🧬What we offer: https://t.co/ZaW7Jww6Fa 🧬Mission-relevance:
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Improvements to DAP-seq technology enable it to handle larger genomes and could expand opportunities for bioenergy and bioengineering applications—via multiplexed assays and data integration with single-cell gene expression maps. Full story: https://t.co/oRdMuoAzsc
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Few things are more enlightening than demanding respect.
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🚨NOTICE TO OUR USERS🚨 The Data Portal will soon replace the Genome Portal. Portal users can book a session with our team for technical help, feedback or a guided walk-through of the new Data Portal. More information: https://t.co/EHoe5KIKSr
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DEADLINE 10/19: Submit your abstract to join us for the New Lineages of Life Symposium in November! Topics include the latest research on the evolution of cellular complexity, the tree of life and cultivation of new lineages. More info:
Join experts at our Sequences to Cultures Jamboree Nov. 6–7 to help develop recommendations for cultivating new bacteria and archaea—revealed by a recent genome census. A key outcome will be a a compelling position paper: https://t.co/FUSPJT4i0T More:
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🎉 Congrats to @UCBerkeley's Omar Yaghi, awarded the 2025 @NobelPrize in Chemistry for pioneering reticular chemistry and creating metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). Yaghi led @molecularfndry at LBNL and is now a Lab affiliate. @doescience @advlightsource
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Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.
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🏅 Former Berkeley Lab senior scientist John Clarke has been awarded the 2025 @NobelPrize in Physics for the discovery of macroscopic quantum tunneling in an electric circuit. His work paved the way for quantum computing and sensing.
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The Nobel Prize committee honored former Berkeley Lab scientist John Clarke for research in quantum tunneling in electric circuits.
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Congratulations to John Clarke (formerly @BerkeleyLab), Michel Devoret, & John M. Martinis for receiving the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics! Their research on quantum effects, supported by @doescience, will set the stage for next-gen quantum tech.
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Excited for @DreamHack this upcoming weekend? Make sure to stop by our booth to pick up this exclusive Dreamhack Atlanta Snackbox MICRO! Unable to attend? We'll be giving one away for free from now until 11/3! Just like and retweet this tweet to enter.
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To date, more than 160 students participating in the Mycological Curriculum for Education and Discovery (Myco-Ed) have made more than 800 observations on @inaturalist. Nearly 300 species have been identified since Fall 2024! More: https://t.co/Ufi4nYPzkJ
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Join experts at our Sequences to Cultures Jamboree Nov. 6–7 to help develop recommendations for cultivating new bacteria and archaea—revealed by a recent genome census. A key outcome will be a a compelling position paper: https://t.co/FUSPJT4i0T More:
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Interested in environmental microbiomes, biodesign & synthetic biology, #AI-#ML-enabled automated experimentation, data integration & modeling? Register now for the 2026 @EMSLscience @jgi Joint User Meeting: https://t.co/Kua4AC5F99
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Trained on 600 Gbp of genetic data, most of which are available via JGI platforms, #GenomeOcean is an AI tool available to the global research community that facilitates microbial genome discoveries. Learn more: https://t.co/Wt4wGAhSlK
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🎙️NEW EPISODE: October 27, 2025 -7 Days until big elections -Dems step on shutdown messaging rakes -What President Trump is doing in Asia -CA gerrymandering vote underway -Gavin Newsom’s 2028 failure to soft launch -Dems call Trump ballroom plans Hitler 9/11 -KJP has no regrets
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The results are in! We are delighted to congratulate Syed Saqline, Thasneem Frousnoon, and Yashwanth Balaji on being this year's winners of the 2025 @BerkeleyLab Research SLAM! #NPAW2025 #LabSLAM2025 @SyedSaqline @BerkeleyLabETA @molecularfndry
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DAP-seq technology can now: 🔅simultaneously profile multiple species via multiplexed barcoding 🔅leverage evolutionary conservation trends to help ID important binding sites 🔅better reveal how TFs control gene expression and cell identity Learn more: https://t.co/oRdMuoAzsc
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We're excited to announce the Agile BioFoundry 2025 Industry Day! Join us on November 4 in Emeryville, CA to learn more about our partnering opportunities and provide your perspective on how we can support #biomanufacturing. Register: https://t.co/Z7b5BXQvbn
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Access the capabilities and expertise of multiple DOE National User Facilities in one research proposal through the FICUS program. Learn more:
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The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry today questioned Brigadier Mokoena about the Hawks’ presence during the arrest of murder accused Katiso "KT" Molefe, who allegedly ordered the assassination of musician DJ Sumbody. The Commission focused on who authorized the Hawks’
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Welcome the six researchers accepted to the FICUS program for FY26! Focus areas for these projects include biofuels, biomaterials & bioproducts; hydrobiogeochemistry; and novel applications of molecular techniques. More: https://t.co/IrOmgO3o2n
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Our biologists are untangling the complex genetic mechanisms that regulate biomass. @PlantBiotechJ @jgi #biofuel #NSLSII #CFNatBrookhaven
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Disruption of plant gene boosts lignin production, growth, and immunity
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Don't miss the JGI's own Heejung Cho at this year's @BerkeleyLab Research SLAM. The event will take place Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. PT. You can stream the event here: https://t.co/HyeTVy0ZwE Or attend in person at the Building 50 Auditorium!
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🎉Congrats to the six principal investigators selected for #FICUS program proposal call awards. They will conduct research using resources at @EMSLscience and @jgi. Read about the awarded projects: https://t.co/BUq5PokXg4
@UofDenver @caltech @SUNY @BerkeleyLab @UBC @CT_CAES
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🚨NOTICE TO OUR USERS🚨 The Genome Portal will be replaced with the Data Portal application next month. Portal users can book a session with our team for technical help, feedback or a guided walk-through of the new Data Portal. 🖥️🧬 More information:
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Our biologists have identified a protein that plays a key role in three important processes in poplar plants: 🌱 iron deficiency responses 🌱 cell wall biosynthesis 🌱 synthesis of disease-fighting molecules #NSLSII #CFNatBrookhaven @PlantBiotechJ @jgi
bnl.gov
Disruption of plant gene boosts lignin production, growth, and immunity
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