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… systems, linking them with genomic data to enhance our understanding of genome science, organisms, and ecosystems … exchange, as well as microbial and plant responses to environmental changes. With advanced mass spectrometry … the program supports foundational research related to soil nutrient cycling and health, terrestrial biogeochemical …
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… the JGI by identifying the actual molecules present in an environment that influence system behavior. Through this … metabolomics enables functional genome annotation, improves understanding of the role small molecules play in diverse … they grow, as well as different types of environments (e.g. soil, lake). A wide range of metabolites are identified …
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… those associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and … interactions. These insights are crucial for addressing key environmental challenges, such as improving soil health, carbon sequestration and bioeconomy …
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… by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying soils, interacting with other organisms, and adapting to environmental changes. The program lays the groundwork for … and a thriving future. … The Plant Program advances our understanding of plants’ biological and ecological roles to …
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… capture microbial and viral diversity, leading to a better understanding of microbial communities and ecosystem function. The Environmental Genomics group also hosts the Viral Genomics …
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… of Science user facility supported by the Biological and Environmental Research program, the Joint Genome Institute … to support BER's mission of achieving a predictive understanding of complex biological, earth, and … to contaminants such as heavy metals or radionuclides in soils, freshwater, coastal sediments (coastal here defined …
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… to provide direct biochemical datasets to improve our understanding of microbial metabolism. Of particular interest is understanding the distributed and dynamic metabolite networks of environmental microbes and how they transform their …
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… to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work encompasses bacteria, archaea, and … sustainability, and many other applications. By understanding how microbes contribute to ecosystem … the Program helps drive innovations that could advance our understanding of Earth’s ecosystems. … The Metagenome …
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… advantages for farmers concerned with improving sustainable soil management practices. … In June 2020, the Department of … a Skokie, Illinois-based company that recycles carbon emissions to make fuels and chemicals, improving air quality …
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… … Adaptive strategies in a cosmopolitan and abundant soil bacterium: genetic microdiversity or core metabolic flexibility? … Microbial contributions to soil carbon storage during simulated range shifts of … gene regulatory networks governing terpenoid-mediated plant environment interactions to enable advanced bioenergy crops …
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… presentation from the 2019 JGI Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.] He’s also a really good friend of … for antibiotics and the microbes that make them is in the soil. There’s … uh… there’s an issue there though, in that … for many millions, sometimes billions, of years. And understanding how those changes that evolution brokers are …
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… and culture-disconnected. Like we’ll take some soil samples and sequence all the bugs out of that or … educational initiatives and work with school children and understanding the plants and their environment. We also were able to build a botanical garden, …
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