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… and phylogenomics) and machine learning to identify new divergent lineages and expand the Tree of Life. We then … discovering and characterizing giant viruses, which possess genomes and particle sizes that rival those of cellular … of microbes on Earth. This ongoing census helps reveal new lineages and functional capabilities in the microbial …

… 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 technologies to explore microbial diversity — with an emphasis on bacteria and …

… computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial lineages, and reconstruct metabolic properties … within those genomes. Our aim is to more fully capture microbial and viral diversity, leading to a better …

… program for faculty to “claim” the JGI’s unpublished microbial genomes, with the expectation that faculty will work with … Reach the next generation of genome scientists and recruit new talent for biosciences.  Adopt-a-Genome has: ~20 faculty … up-to-speed with some of the latest developments in microbial genomics, metagenomics, and computational biology, …

… Program uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work … 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 …

… The CSP New Investigator Call is for investigators and research initiatives new to the JGI. Projects must be independent of ongoing JGI …

… and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these organisms, the program investigates the … The program’s fungal genomics research explores new metabolic processes and enzymes that can be applied in … Program aims to streamline genome analysis workflows for microbial eukaryotes, build fungal and algal pangenomes, and …

… analogy to the California gold rush. And we’ll talk about a new JGI paper that’s just come out where I got the chance to do genome mining on more than 50,000 genomes that we derived from meta-genome sequences. As … of the IMG data portal , which is a larger portal for microbial genomics. IMG stands for Integrated Microbial …

… in 1985, which highlights our skewed understanding of microbial metabolism towards a minority of cultivated … in the strongly biased representation of sequenced genomes in the public domain, the bulk of which belong to … relationships and to provide valuable reference genomes in under-populated areas of the tree of life, as …

… for 3 years with the possibility for extension. Fungal genomes, for instance, can take up to a year or more to … protists, bacteria, archaea, viruses, plants, including microbial communities and plant-microbe interactions. …

… approaches in data analysis and interpretation is creating new opportunities for breakthrough discoveries and … codes (Science 2014), unearthing hundreds of thousands of new viral genomes and their predicted hosts (Nature 2016, Science … Novel Genes. Cell 178(5):1245-1259 Nayfach S, et al, (2019) New insights from uncultivated genomes of the global human …

… available hours. Other DOE Quarterly Metrics Q1 – Report on new computational developments for improving microbial, metagenomic, or plant genome assemblies. … the interpretation of microbial, metagenomic, or plant genomes. [Download PDF] End-of-year Goal – Develop one new …