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… Scientists have developed a more nuanced library approach to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to … researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … they are historically well-studied, Alper’s team discovered new gene targets to more efficiently grow on these …

… Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon's … So a few years ago, when they set out to analyze 500 metagenomes, it was the biggest project the JGI had ever put … In this episode: the software evolution that made metagenome assemblies like this possible. …

… over two billion years ago. A team of researchers set out to Yellowstone National Park to study how cyanobacteria are living, … surprises, adopted new technologies, and made a few discoveries about the microbial mat denizens.  …

… journal Science . It detailed how they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that … Executive Committee, on how that study went from the lab to the classroom. …

… changes in marine microbes, the answer is no. They refer to the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in … them. In the ocean, viruses outnumber surface microbes 10 to 1, and 20% to 40% of the microbes are infected at any … between the  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… with JGI scientists on research projects that contribute to the larger mission of the U.S. Department of Energy. Students also worked with their mentors to practice and develop presentation skills as well as build … Intern: Sidharth Babu (undergraduate) Mentor: Zhong Wang Click the image to watch the video …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … nearly five million barrels of light crude oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) were on the scene collecting samples. …

… and bioinformatics facilitates impactful scientific discoveries, supporting the DOE’s Biological and Environmental … State University, Tempe, Chemical Engineering Post-doctoral positions – Arizona State University, Bioengineering & … Excellence Award 2016 R&D 100 Winner 2014 Berkeley Lab Director’s Award for Exceptional Achievement 2012 UC Berkeley, …

… more about what they learned from working with their JGI mentors, what challenges they overcame, and what new skill sets they look forward to taking back to school.  The interns from this cohort and their …

… Ahrendt presenting  Friday, March 20: JGI-EMSL Workshop: "Toward 10,000 Fungal Genomes and Phenotypes" …

… A quick snippet on Antonio Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers … software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread … DNA, they can affect how microbes cycle nutrients and adapt to climate change. …

… What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock … food, medicine, and bioenergy crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. …