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… Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity … in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … genes on nearly 2 million genomes, including isolates, metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) with varying quality …

… Joint Genome Institute (JGI) provide access to a variety of tools that leverage stable isotopes to measure carbon and … 1. Q(uestion): How much DNA is required for the JGI SIP metagenomics pipeline? A(nswer):  The more the better. We want to put at least a microgram of DNA in the tube so you’d need at least 2 micrograms in …

… Leveraging decades of technological development, dozens of reference genomes … we know little about.  Researchers from Colorado State University, DIRAD, Clemson University, University of California, Davis, University of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… to global oceans. Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … focus on symbiotic relationships. Jessie Uehling of the University of California, Berkeley is interested in better … writing the New Investigator proposal, and receiving feedback from reviewers, was invaluable in preparing the …

… Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common … is led by a consortium involving researchers from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UC Agriculture and …

… Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how … Andrew Nelson of the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University seeks to understand and enhance the rubber … group of fast-growing tree species that are widely grown as feedstocks for lignocellulosic and other biorefinery …

… The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — … A team led by Michelle O’Malley, a chemical engineer at the University of California (UC), Santa Barbara, collected the …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually … team led by Daniele Armaleo, a biologist at Duke University, investigated Gray’s Cup lichen  (Cladonia grayi) …