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… sigma factors that initiate transcription in bacteria. Using this technology, which combines an in vitro … coelicolor . The Impact As an integrative genome science user facility, connecting genes to functions is part of the … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …
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… is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial … as part of the Community Science Program (CSP) Functional Genomics proposal call. …
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… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … a more systematic picture through single-cell and metagenomic sequencing. A team co-led by Mária Džunková, …
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… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling. The Science Through a … impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden components, … Research (BER) and is a contribution of the Scientific Focus Area “Phenotypic response of the soil microbiome to …
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… technology has changed dramatically over the last 25-plus years since the JGI’s inception, making it possible for … computing infrastructure and analysis. This way, JGI users — both primary, data-generating users, as well as … the basis of their behavior in the environment. Large metagenomic surveys could lead to better predictive models of …
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… off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness it, scientists long held … source of antibiotics. Indeed, these anaerobic fungi may be using these compounds for self-defense. But the compounds …
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… Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley Lab. She is spearheading the development of a joint user capability between the JGI and Molecular Foundry for … working with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in bacteria and leveraging …
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… Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Woyke has led JGI’s Microbial Genomics Program since 2009 and heads the Single Cells … Lab’s 2015 Women @ the Lab honorees. Woyke’s research focuses on developing and harnessing single-cell methods to … to decode genomes of bacteria and archaea from previously understudied clades, establishing their evolutionary …
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… for Biotechnology. Phytozome is the Plant Comparative Genomics portal of the Department of Energy Joint Genome … and facilitates accurate and insightful comparative genomics studies. …
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