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… leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and … and complex life. Science . 376: 1453-1458 Nayfach et al. (2021) A genomic catalog of Earth’s microbiomes. Nature … 9 (1), 1-9 Roux et al. (2018) Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome (MIUViG). Nature …

… the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data … (JGI) and Matt Escobar (California State San Marcos) about how the Adopt-A-Genome project got started. Plus, Kalyani Maitra (California State Fresno) and two …

Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of … Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … ways to boost visibility of the CSP to encourage more plant proposals and provide feedback on pangenome tool …

… microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and … standards. Nat Microbiol . 8(5):751-753. Nayfach A, et al. 2021. A genomic catalogue of Earth’s microbiomes. Biotechnol …

… health. Three DOE national labs had people and resources focused on three human chromosomes: Lawrence Berkeley National … researchers were studying Chromosome 5, which contains about 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked … Laboratory had teams studying Chromosome 19, which contains about 2% of the human genome. They were interested in genes …

… forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way … from a wildfire that burned at the Colorado-Wyoming border, about a year after the fire. They sampled soil across a … … This work was supported through a USDA NIFA award (2021-67019-34608) to M.J.W. FTICR-MS analyses were performed …

The Science Chloroplasts are the factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including … provided the Erb lab with enzymes that led to a previously reported synthetic CO2-fixation pathway called the “CETCH … is open year-round, and reviews submissions twice a year. Proposals submitted by July 30, 2020 will be considered in …

UDE familiarized themselves with the research programs and user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Commenting on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration stating, “We … head of the Microbial Genomics Program, is enthusiastic about new collaborative projects: “We are excited to …

Several sessions will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes …

Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley lab. She earned her PhD in … of Florida, working with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in … Niyogi KK, Schmutz J, Theg SM, Blaby-Haas CE, Merchant SS. (2021) Widespread polycistronic gene expression in green …

… for Audio   ALISON:  Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, or JGI.  Two … meetings were still a thing, i.e. in January. She talked about her  Community Science Project proposal with JGI, in … that’s an example of a yucca species. And the cool thing about yuccas is that there are closely related species that …

Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but … To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two different methods; shotgun metagenomic … like plasmids, the picture is far from complete.  In 2021 , scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital …