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… be single bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size is notable because bacteria aren’t usually … Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. In the June 24, 2022, issue of the journal Science, Volland and colleagues, … explained. “This kind of discovery opens new questions about bacterial morphotypes that have never been studied …

The Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of … of genes known as biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs.) As reported in the recent Database issue of the journal Nucleic … of the closest comparable database. … Dan Udwary talks about the Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory  … Browse BGCs …

… which she deciphered function and host-symbiont interplay using metagenomics. Taking on a Research Scientist position … as well as our Deputy of User Programs. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and … of Visiting Committee), NASA Exobiology.  … Volland et al. 2022. A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA contained in …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … health. Three DOE national labs had people and resources focused on three human chromosomes: Lawrence Berkeley National … researchers were studying Chromosome 5, which contains about 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … mining, empowering research collaborators to take on ambitious synthetic biology experiments. A recent special issue of … of specialized metabolism in bioenergy crops: current progress and challenges , details how an interdisciplinary …

As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. … Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Report to predict where and how fast the 14° Celsius …

… are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … yet abundant subsurface organisms was  recently reported in Nature Communications. The work was co-led by … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). To learn more about how microbial populations respond to virus infections, …

… to terrestrial life paves the way for innovations in sustainable agriculture and clean energy. These evolutionary … in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land for biomass production — that can be … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) call represents a unique opportunity for researchers to … Pennacchio, Project Management Office. For questions about the appropriateness of projects or experimental …

Nikos Kyrpides Dan Rokhsar Simon Roux Jeremy Schmutz Susannah Tringe Tanja Woyke Below are a few projects each of these researchers were involved in, reported on over the last year: Jeremy Schmutz was part of a … (Watch SCGSR fellows Nick Reichart and Ian Rambo talk about their experiences at the JGI.) Igor Grigoriev hosted …

… of the five major lineages of cotton;  G. tomentosum ,  G. mustelinum , and  G. darwinii are the others. All of these … another study co-author at Texas A&M University. “This report establishes new opportunities in multiple basic and … is one such example.” Jones noted that he talks to growers about Cotton Inc.’s long-term investment in crop research. …

… proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, who heads JGI’s User Programs. “These PIs have proposed research that addresses various important scientific questions relevant to the DOE’s … nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You can learn more about this call, as well as smaller-scale calls including …