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… uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work … experimental approaches to assess microbial activity across ecosystems. By studying microbial communities and their … drive innovations that could advance our understanding of Earth’s ecosystems. …
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… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and resources to users through a BER … is discoverable and accessible. Linking the resources of powerful institutions like the JGI, KBase, NCBI, NMDC, … access to diverse datasets that deepen our understanding of how organisms interact with each other and with their …
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… The JGI’s Metabolomics Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with … enhance our understanding of genome science, organisms, and ecosystems at the molecular level. Integrating genomics with … the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical …
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… research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … sequence data. We use multi-omics (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, single cell genomics and phylogenomics) … to identify new divergent lineages and expand the Tree of Life. We then investigate the coding potential to find …
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… analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those … associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and inter-organismal … addressing key environmental challenges, such as improving soil health, carbon sequestration and bioeconomy …
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… group aims at improving our collective understanding of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving virus:host … involves both experimental and computational exploration of uncultivated viral diversity, characterization of molecular mechanisms involved in virus:host interaction …
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… by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to … to current problems facing humanity. A major focus are biofuel feedstock species and plant-microbe interactions, … a plant based bioeconomy where plants are a major source of chemical production and contribute to a healthier planet …
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… develop computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial lineages, and reconstruct … and viral diversity, leading to a better understanding of microbial communities and ecosystem function. The … Our research focuses on the assembly of metagenomic sequence data into microbial genomes, which …
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… Dan Udwary: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … the action of the microbiome because if you sterilize the soil, the protective effect is gone. You can transplant the … different types of data, including expression data, use of metatranscriptomics, where you measure gene expression …
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… Prodcast episode 17. The guest we have this week is Professor Cassandra Quave from Emory University, with joint … and culture-disconnected. Like we’ll take some soil samples and sequence all the bugs out of that or … products, but perhaps the idea of running off into the forest and identifying different plants and bringing them …
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… Across four forests, researchers have leveraged data from the 1000 … registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species … fungi in these environments. “Now with these new tools — metatranscriptomics, RNA sequencing of soil RNA — we can …
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… A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after 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, … Sciences Laboratory (proposal ID 49615), which is a DOE Office of Science User Facility. This facility is sponsored …
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