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… and machine learning to identify new divergent lineages and expand the Tree of Life. We then investigate … Cataloging Earth's microbial lineages through advanced genomic techniques and … A.I., Mars Brisbin, M., Hu, S.K. et al. (2024) “ Missing microbial eukaryotes and misleading meta-omic conclusions …

… The JGI’s Microbial Program focuses on using cutting-edge sequencing, … provides high-quality, large-scale genomic data to advance microbial research that drives sustainable solutions in … The Microbial Program focuses on using advanced sequencing … genome sequencing of underexplored bacterial and archaeal lineages that are important for bioeconomy applications. By …

… and viruses. We develop computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial lineages, and reconstruct metabolic properties encoded … focuses on the assembly of metagenomic sequence data into microbial genomes, which is of fundamental value to …

… program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will … by the Joint Genome Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI though … up-to-speed with some of the latest developments in microbial genomics, metagenomics, and computational biology, …

… in 1985, which highlights our skewed understanding of microbial metabolism towards a minority of cultivated … phyla. The Woyke group uses single-cell sequencing as a means to begin filling this gap. A primary goal is to get  … While uncovering the metabolic potential of uncultivated lineages is of high value to establish models and …

… genetic elements. Beyond exploring and characterizing microbial diversity, work in the Metagenome Program uses several experimental approaches to assess microbial activity across ecosystems.  By studying microbial communities and their interactions, the Program …

… including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental microbial pathogens, and associated viruses that all … how plants self-organize, influence, and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered …

… the scientific community at large with access to high-throughput sequencing, synthesis, and metabolomics at the … of relevance to Department of Energy (DOE)  Mission Areas . Through this program, the DOE aims to advance genome … will be chosen based on scientific merit, judged through independent peer review, and evaluated based on their DOE …

… for improving fungal genomic resources empower students through isolation and genome sequencing of new fungal … The metadata then goes into iNaturalist. Myco-Ed has:  ~50 lineages selected for sequencing 16 genomes released 20 … materials and bioinformatics exercises are freely available through the links below. Naturalist Myco Ed Fungal Genomics …

… and research initiatives new to the JGI. Projects must be independent of ongoing JGI proposals, and lead PIs cannot …

… studying Amazon ecology, [in] Portuguese, and got to do an independent study on ethnobotany of some of the plants that … tell us about this squid-microbe relationship. Or is it a microbial community with microbial community relationship?  … could go down that route.  DAN: So the sun pierces down through the ice pretty well, is that right?  MARCY: It …

… You are not allowing any chemical diversification throughout this seven-enzyme pathway, because the only thing … of the evolutionary forces, it’s kind of a speculation through the evolutionary process. But what we’ve been … tool. You’ll see two copies of one gene, whatever that means. It’s too much of an output, and you cannot make sense …