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Woyke as a pioneer in uncovering the hidden diversity of “microbial dark matter”–that uncultured and unknown majority … Woyke currently serves as the interim deputy for JGI User Programs. Earlier this year, she was elected to the American … as Adjunct Scientist at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and as Associate Adjunct Professor at the …

Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards … mission areas across the 6 Office of Science research programs. Among the recipients of the latest SCGSR award is … are developing cutting edge technologies to answer our most pressing problems. I’m very much looking forward to …

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 …

… they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and … cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial communities that contribute to carbon cycling, and … host dependency of Antarctic Nanohaloarchaeota   … From our partners …

… signing official must have the legal authority to commit your institution or organization to the terms and conditions … or Legal Representative. Please check with your unit director or supervisor for the appropriate contact … appointment, a version of the User Agreement between HHMI, your Host Institution and LBNL is required. NOTE:  If a PI …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique …

… hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly … characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they … enzyme activity assay. The work was  reported in  The ISME Journal . While the screen caught several microbes from known …

… to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one … They play key roles in global carbon cycling, are sources of natural products, and have potential as biofuel … tools created by JGI researchers, including the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for …

… 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” … under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …

Park to study how cyanobacteria are living, communally, in microbial mats. Along the way, they’ve encountered … new technologies, and made a few discoveries about the microbial mat denizens.  …

… (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the … seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time.  “To our knowledge, nobody has ever discovered a dispersal gene … Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy …