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… Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi and algae to unlock their potential for bioenergy, environmental sustainability, and bioproducts. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these organisms, the program … studies. These efforts seek to improve understanding of how fungi and algae contribute to ecosystems and industries. …

… Our research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. We use … Exploring the fascinating world of giant viruses, which challenge our understanding of viral …

… The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) provide access to a … and other techniques. Q&A from the Webinar: 1. Q(uestion): How much DNA is required for the JGI SIP metagenomics … we’re using a mass spectrometer to look at those masses, it makes it hard to identify the biomolecules in the mass …

… of its reproductive machinery The Science To better understand how beneficial organisms (symbionts) are transmitted between … including candidate bioenergy feedstocks sunflower, and maize, and a part of the oil-producing Mucoromycotina group, … research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. The work conducted by …

… Microbes drive critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by … genomics group aims at improving our collective understanding of ecological and evolutionary parameters driving … with activity measurements ( Who is active when/where, and how? ). The JGI Viral Genomics group attempts to address …

… they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And … without a defined nucleus). Colder waters nearer the poles, however, tend to favor eukaryotes ( microorganisms with a … communities; they could have beneficial findings, like antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and novel enzymes that …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of … function and activity of phytoplankton genes and looking at how communities of these microalgae interact, researchers … of East Anglia, leads this effort to understand what makes polar photosynthesizers tick. He’s working with …

… CheckV can help researchers assess virus sequence fragments and data … and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of … organism. Without this prediction step, numerous genes for antibiotic resistance and secondary metabolism would have …

… was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a single protein. Gene … was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a single protein. … – in two species of green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Chromochloris zofingiensis . “I was scrutinizing the …

… long-term open access ecological data to better understand how U.S. ecosystems are changing.  Through the  … at Arizona State University, which archives and makes available for research over 100,000 samples and … Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean …

… The JGI’s data stewardship expertise and infrastructure enable a broad community of scientists and engineers to leverage our data to develop new algorithms, models and tools in support of DOE mission priorities. Data … Download plant, algal, fungal and microbial genomes and metagenomes — …