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… of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, JGI’s Zhong Wang and Science Programs Deputy Axel Visel … and hard work have carried it through the difficult early stages, so I can begin biological analysis of the data sooner … and Blood Institute in August 2018 Travis Lawrence (2014 graduate intern): Accepted a post-doctoral position with …

… in the journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes … to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) from … National Laboratory, to create the database. JGI provided metagenome and metatranscriptome sequences, as well as …

… from around the world. By complete sequencing of 24 new mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 … Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down wood, and compares … also provided an opportunity to assess commonalities. The enzymes that Lentinula fungi rely on to decay wood were …

… called terpenes. Terpenes are made via a tangled network of enzymes in plants. To better pinpoint the biosynthetic … projects in our group. It’s enabled us to accelerate gene, enzymes, and pathway discovery approaches and provided the … and then basically exploded, so that the molecules and enzymes that were once trapped inside are now, still …

… processing these sturdy materials, rumen microbes and their enzymes are an optimal study subject that could lead to more … paper in the journal Science. It detailed how they’d used metagenomics — a then-novel approach which allows scientists … involved in the digestion process.  “We wanted to find the enzymes that make the rumen such an efficient …

… monomers, it’s only with the aid of specialized bacterial enzymes. Honey bees rely on their gut microbiota to produce these enzymes to break down polysaccharides. But scientists have … including collecting and analyzing the honey bee gut metagenome, which was done with the help of the US Department …

… States for $50-200, generating a potential profit of $1.4 million annually.  The team is working on developing new … of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is …