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To expand access to integrated data, improve tools and infrastructure as well as ensure cohesive data standards, the JGI partners with a …

… have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … Oh, the magical world of the cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. Rumen microbes have the ability to break down hardy plant cell …

… flow cytometry protocols for targeted recovery of specific microbes. …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … attracted the attention of many mycologists with the two publications of the kingdom-wide, multi-gene phylogeny of … and analysis of their data at the time. Following the publication of their paper in 2011, Dr. Sekimoto from …

Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) was enacted by Congress in 1980 for Superfund sites which are … to bioremediation efforts for decades. Identifying resident microbes that can help bioremediate toxic substances has led … biodegrading PCE.  Through the JGI’s  Community Science Program , they were able to analyze the resulting metagenomic …

… any host will do. It must be a specific host the virus has adapted to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic … prediction approaches, researchers have created a new program called iPHoP (pronounced “eye-pop”,  freely available …

… for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in … to integrate large genetic payloads directly into diverse microbes. Combining CRAGE with CRISPR provides researchers … researchers are no longer limited to using model host microbes; theoretically, any microbe can serve as the …

… how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The … they are, and the roles that they might play in the wild, hasn’t been clear. Now, to answer these questions, a team led … the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) …

Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants interpret different light cues by … Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on understanding how microbes can colonize plant roots, focusing on genetic … of Cell Identity as an R package … Education … Selected Publications … Software …

… have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … Genomes (1KFG) Project through a 2012 Community Science Program proposal. Joseph Spatafora of Oregon State University … genomes that are both large and complex. The first publication of a genome generated by the OGG initiative — …

Lab. Since joining Berkeley Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership roles within large DOE-funded research … to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development … … Metabolomics Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

With collaborative user projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into the natural world’s potential to address … resilience. The program’s discoveries support a plant based bioeconomy where plants are a major source of chemical … the ability to discover syntenic orthologs, generate publication quality graphics and explore pangenome views of …