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… be single bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size is notable because bacteria aren’t usually … explained. “This kind of discovery opens new questions about bacterial morphotypes that have never been studied … were plentiful in the single cells. The team learned about the cell’s genomic complexity. As Volland noted, “The …

… microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and … genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. Prior to joining the JGI, she was a Bioinformatics … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

… Lab Automation, and Administration departments. He previously served as JGI’s Business Manager from 2007 to 2012, overseeing all financial … Prior to his tenure with Berkeley Lab, he served in the US Navy for 6 years as a submarine electrician and a … and planning related to the JGI’s infrastructure and business functions. He acts as a resource and provides advice …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You can learn more about this year’s recipients on our Twitter. Samples were … and biofuels, biomaterials and bioproducts. Learn more about our proposals, including how to apply, here on our …

… exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard about the JGI synthesis grant during a presentation that … Prospective users are always welcome to contact one of us about possible proposals if it’s different from what is on …

… which microbes are present in a sample, to generate data about which organisms are active, and which microbes are … microbial ecosystems. These communities harbor tens of thousands of different organisms who all consume different … nice because people were given structure, but it was all about sharing ideas. All breakout sessions, just enough …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, 24 large-scale proposals have been accepted … the University of Minnesota is interested in learning more about the fungal endophytes of soybean and how they deter … this approach would also allow researchers to learn more about what is and is not modifiable in crops, which can help …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … assesses what fraction of the microbial diversity we know about, and proposes a path forward to curate and cultivate … bacterial diversity. The team conservatively estimated that about 42% of the bacterial diversity has no genomic …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced … Alternate Metabolic Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. …

… Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the … Summary As the planet has changed, so have plants. Curious about their ability to adapt to changing environments, … and in flowering plant lineages.   With the information about  Marchantia -specific innovations and adaptations, …

… 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. … moderate waters that have an average surface temperature of about 58° Fahrenheit (14° Celsius) — a cool intermediate to …

… reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel … miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the … contexts.  “That allows us now to really start thinking about the structure-function relationship. What could we do, …