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… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it … ocean could fix less carbon when infected. Little is known about virus-infected microbial cells that are transformed … viruses control them through infection, but little is known about the impacts of these infections on ecosystem …

… the development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, the design of new experimental approaches to link viruses to their host(s), collaboration with JGI users for analyzing viral datasets, and the organization of … 12, 3076. Roux et al., 2018. Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG). Nature …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, aims to explore applications in the life … either jumpstart acceleration or optimize their code on GPUs. While the  OLCF is organizing nearly a dozen hackathons … to the Team Proposal tab to submit. For more information about the 2019 GPU Hackathons, go to:  …

… Sherbo, Jennifer E. Smith, Chin Chin Too, Brooke Weigel, Susanne Wilken, Jing Yuan, and Brittany N. Zepernick.    Each … novel research projects from PIs who have not led any previously accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part … the October 2026 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s  various proposal calls here. …

… The Science In a recent Microbiome paper , scientists focused on the conifer needle microbiome. The phyllosphere, … pine, Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce–to learn more about conifer needle microbiomes. The survey showed what … genetic elements across all of the metagenomes. Learn more about her time at the JGI here . Bennett is applying the …

… well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s distant cousin. Ceratopteris richardii, or C-fern, specifically has … undeniable power of plants, and the lessons they can teach us, are why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … of plant-based biofuels and bioproducts. ( Learn more about OGG in  this episode of to the JGI podcast Genome …

… walls, while brown rot cannot break down the lignin but use cellulose. Finally, there are soil saprotrophs, which degrade plant detritus. Despite the different modes of nutrition, many of these … in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner workings of plant-host and …

… from plants, microorganisms, and environmental samples using targeted and untargeted approaches. The webinar … would depend on the sample. However, we don’t do this because they typically contain salts and other contaminants that … with metabolomics analysis.  Q: Can you give us an idea about the scale of an average study? How many samples are …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … of essential genes in metabolic networks that were missed using traditional approaches. This novel form of … the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  …

… Management Group, attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project involving soil sampling in the … the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the experience below. In the summer of 2018, Jonathan … Preserve. They chose this location because much is unknown about the diversity of organisms (taxonomy) and particularly …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … she said. Listen to study co-author Dan Udwary talk about genome mining using the GEM catalog in  this episode … draft genomes are imperfect, they can still reveal a lot about the biology and diversity of uncultured microbes.” …