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… of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a national user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The JGI consists of 225 researchers and support staff in the … to large-scale datasets and analysis tools for genomes, metagenomes, and metabolomics through its data portals. …

… fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is reduced in its … affects the growth and survival of the microorganisms that live there.  A  Communications Biology article highlights …

… a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees … genes with functions useful for forest recovery, this study sheds light on how microbes contribute as a forest … about what the soil microbiome looks like over longer times post-fire, and how long it takes a forest to return to …

… JGI Mission As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user … genomic capabilities, large-scale AI-ready data and professional expertise to support the global research community in studies of complex biological and environmental systems. We optimize our service to the community …

…   The JGI’s Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, … in defense, nutrient acquisition and communication. Studying how these compounds are biosynthesized and their … The Secondary Metabolites Program targets the vast and …

… As SIP experiments shed more light on microbial communities than ever before — especially with … easier to compare?” said Malmstrom, who worked with JGI Metagenome Program head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh to host … and longtime JGI user Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Lab also played key roles in creating …

… over the last  25-plus years since the JGI’s inception, making it possible for researchers to get a close look … to enable large-scale analysis. The story of a massive metagenome assembly for a time-series experiment from the … freshwater ecosystem works. When she set out to analyze 500 metagenomes from this sample set through the Community …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … a full third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the study first author Carey put it, these sex chromosomes first …

… deep subsurface ecosystem. The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in … below the Earth’s surface is reconstructed by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical … researchers are using Altiarchaea as a model system to study virus-host interactions. Approximately 150 archaeal …