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… principles that govern ecosystem processes. This research provides insights into microbial diversity and metabolic potential, with … flow. One of the key goals of the Program is to develop a deeper understanding of microbial community assembly and … in natural environments. Integrating metatranscriptomes and metagenomes can, for instance, deepens our understanding of …

… develop computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial lineages, and reconstruct metabolic properties encoded within those genomes. Our aim … applications. By recovering population genomes from metagenomes, we gain insights into microbial interactions, …

… The purpose of this policy is to establish communication norms around … that the data produced by the facility result in scientific publications. JGI users and collaborators have the right to … the first analysis of data produced at the facility, provided this is done in a timely fashion. The publications …

… analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those … cycling and inter-organismal interactions. These insights are crucial for addressing key environmental … sequestration and bioeconomy applications. The program provides high-quality, large-scale genomic data to advance …

… faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome sequences. This opportunity, provided by the Joint Genome Institute, builds upon … and skills necessary to extract meaningful biological insights from sequence data, employing IMG data and tools …

… research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … to identify new divergent lineages and expand the Tree of Life. We then investigate the coding potential to find … between viruses and cellular life, providing unique insights into viral evolution and complexity, and encode for …

… Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and … molecules, which are not essential for fundamental growth, provide critical advantages to the organisms producing them, … and bioenergy crop enhancement. The program aims to tap into the largely unexplored biochemical diversity within …

… Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to access genetic material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is … in 1985, which highlights our skewed understanding of microbial metabolism towards a minority of cultivated …

… Micro-Scale Applications group explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our … The JGI uniquely offers the first quantitative Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) … functional assay lets us move beyond cataloging the genes of microorganisms and start making quantitative measurements …

… interesting. He was interested to know how animals in the ocean use chemistry to interact and it went from there.  … peptides”. And, you know, we don’t need to get too deep into the chemistry but let’s talk about that compound … are much smaller than proteins. And the modifications provide the phenotype that is produced. So the modification …

… Brad Moore, UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. (Courtesy of B. Moore) DAN: This is the second … that was this era of time where every rock you looked under provide a new chemical entity, and the area of synthesis, … the end of last year. Dan: So these are going to be seaweed metagenomes? You’re sequencing everything? Brad: Metagenomes …