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… (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 …
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… (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 …
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… 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 … 12, 3076. Roux et al., 2018. Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG). Nature …
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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 …
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… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … as tough as it has been 10 years ago,” he said. “We thought about reconstructing gene regulatory networks, understanding … team is comparing five fungal species to answer questions about how they break down plant materials, which could be …
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… (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: …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… 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 …
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… so nice and helpful.” Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and really open to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about the big stuff, well, the little stuff! People hold …
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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 …
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… 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 . …
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