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… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished … faculty will work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome sequences.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

… research project are appropriately recognized and credited for their work, while also adhering to the authorship … that the data produced by the facility result in scientific publications. JGI users and collaborators have the right to … is done in a timely fashion. The publications resulting from such efforts should specify the collaborative nature of …

… other omics technologies.  The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational … analysis and interpretation is creating new opportunities for breakthrough discoveries and catalyzing a major … data science.  Research in the Kyrpides group focuses on Microbiome Data Science and analysis of Big Data. The …

… a subject that’s near and dear to my heart. And that is, we wanted to do a primer episode on genome mining. So what do … and how we do it here and maybe give an example of a recent publication. ALISON TAKEMURA: Awesome. Yeah, let’s dive in, … kind of works the same way for reasons that are still mostly unclear. And again, we talked about this in the …

… The Metagenome Program uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in … diversity and metabolic potential, with implications for energy production, environmental sustainability, and … offering new approaches to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. …

… Research in the Eloe-Fadrosh group focuses on using genome-resolved metagenomic approaches to identify and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. We develop … potential applications. By recovering population genomes from metagenomes, we gain insights into microbial …

… in studying natural products? NADINE ZIEMERT: Like almost coincidence, I think. ALISON TAKEMURA: Oh! NADINE … lab, and I noticed that this was a perfect fit for what I wanted to do. Also studying evolution and the role of the … Usually, in a lot of cases, we still have to go through publications to get proteins, and their functions, and all …

… This time, we’ve got a great interview with Ben Shen, from the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter Florida. This … structurally resolved in the 1980s, they were known as the most toxic molecules, and that human beings know, today, for … also the scope of the technology, in that aspect. DAN: So I wanted to ask you also about – because you were in the news …

… coding potential to find novel functions that may impact microbiome structure and biogeochemical cycles. Research … discovering and characterizing giant viruses, which possess genomes and particle sizes that rival those of cellular … insights into viral evolution and complexity, and encode for a treasure trove full of novel genes ready to be tapped …

… While an ever-increasing number of phage and virus genomes have been assembled and reported from metagenomes, our understanding of the impacts of these viruses on microbiome processes is still limited. One key challenge is … the range of virus-host interactions occurring in microbiomes, these omics data must be complemented with …

…   Our Sequencing Technologies Group is well-integrated across JGI departments to ensure a robust offering of sequencing capabilities and products to our users. This … and enabling state-of-the-art sample processing and sequencing capabilities. The Genomic Technologies Group, …

… methods to access genetic material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is targeted at environmental cells that are from candidate phyla, major branches in the phylogenetic … genomes are critical to serve as phylogenetic anchors for metagenomes studies.  While uncovering the metabolic …