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A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science … Lab). Using a single-cell screen, they can now identify microbes with specific functional characteristics. When they … bacterium typically found in low abundances. The Impact Microbes are known to be key contributors to the planet’s …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … green sharpshooter. In 2012, single cells isolated from the microbes found in the oil plume from Deepwater Horizon oil … cell (seen here in a glass capillary), researchers sequenced and assembled the first complete genome of an …

In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … outline more targeted approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental sample beyond the … recent Nature Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach …

Developed in 2017, the PDT was established in part to help better-connect industry to JGI resources, as well as target academic, …

Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, … the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, without ever hearing much about the sequencing lab. So today, Chris Daum …

Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, … to bioremediation efforts for decades. Identifying resident microbes that can help bioremediate toxic substances has led … and 2010. DNA was extracted from the samples that were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm … Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand … the process hinges on referencing to existing genome sequences.  Some of these proteins are what the scientists …

How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a … comes from finally having an answer to the question, “Why bother keeping this?” For Stuart McDaniel’s lab at the …

Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus … and a unique chronic infection cycle. “We’re not sure why we systematically manage to miss them; maybe it’s due to … first worked on a reference dataset that included genome sequences known to be affiliated with the Inoviridae. “What …

A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A … The Impact Despite great strides in generating genome sequences for members of the microbial world through bulk …