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… The Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi … to unlock their potential for bioenergy, environmental sustainability, and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these organisms, the … of fungi and algae. These organisms play a critical role in ecological processes such as carbon cycling, biodegradation …

… recognized and credited for their work, while also adhering to the authorship policies of the journal in which the … that the data produced by the facility result in scientific publications. JGI users and collaborators have the right to produce manuscripts for publication and the responsibility for leading the efforts …

… critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by … group aims at improving our collective understanding of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving virus:host dynamics in environmental microbial communities. This …

… Biology is currently experiencing a revolution brought on by rapid developments in genomics and other omics technologies.  The exponential … data science.  Research in the Kyrpides group focuses on Microbiome Data Science and analysis of Big Data. The … of thousands of new viral genomes and their predicted hosts (Nature 2016, Science 2017, Nature Microbiology 2018), …

… And so, understanding those broader environmental and ecological roles for secondary metabolites is what our … and how we do it here and maybe give an example of a recent publication. ALISON TAKEMURA: Awesome. Yeah, let’s dive in, … metabolism genes don’t look like the genes in their host. And so, sometimes those kinds of things get lost in …

… Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with genomic data to … It also enables exploration of energy and nutrient exchange, as well as microbial and plant responses to … of high performance plants and microbes, and understanding microbiome interactions. The  insights derived are crucial …

… The Fungal & Algal Program Advisory Committee is chartered by …

… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s … faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome sequences. This … recruit new talent for biosciences.  Adopt-a-Genome has: ~20 faculty from institutions across the country Efforts in …

… fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental microbial … Plant microbiomes hold the amazing ability to influence plant development, fitness and … in a myriad of bacterial strains, whereby they can modulate host metabolism, gene expression and phenotype. We have …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s … together to make small peptides. Those are fun, because the host organism can use whatever amino acids it has access to, … and it turns out it’s pretty engineerable – you can change the protein to some extent, and end up with a …