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… allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … who led the research team and is the head of the Viral Genomics group at the JGI, thinks that if you’re a virus or …

… symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … will assist researchers in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner workings of …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The Science In 1999, the Environmental Protection Agency … populations rely heavily on groundwater as their only source of clean drinking water. Over 90% of the PCE in the … support was provided by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) (5P20RR016480-12) and the National Institute …

… single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting … of bioinformatics tools for  extracting snippets of microbial genomes directly from environmental sequence data, … microbial populations. The work appeared in The ISME Journal . Members of the Dunfield lab collected samples from …

… Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … diversity has doubled, but in reality it could be three or four or five or tenfold more out there.” Digging Further into …

… microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck … strides in generating genome sequences for members of the microbial world through bulk community sequencing … DNA could be sequenced. Their protocol,  detailed in the journal  Microbiome , combines multiple techniques and was …

… Faculty interested in developing proposals with JGI and Biosciences Area researchers should contact David Gilbert …

… sequence data. Dr. Schulz employs multi-omics (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, single cell genomics and … user community and supports various user projects in the Microbial Program. In an LDRD-funded project, Dr. Schulz … protists. These approaches enable novel insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes …

… hallii genomes offer insights to drought tolerance. The Science Researchers have developed a genomic model to study … The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) supports research programs for developing methods for converting plant biomass … of nearly a decade of work to develop genomic resources for drought tolerance in perennial grasses. The team …

… Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … with an email in 2018.  Tanja Woyke , who leads the  Microbial Program at the JGI, received a message from Andrea … and they agreed, providing three articles for the journal with Du Toit as their editor. The partnership has …