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… cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple … and the biosphere), including the global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial … the Archaea isolated from Deep Lake, the coldest place on Earth known to support life, and previously sequenced by the …
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The JGI’s Microbial Program focuses on using cutting-edge sequencing, annotation and analysis … enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and inter-organismal interactions. These … and epigenomics. Expansion of sequence space: The JGI generates reference genomes from diverse bacterial and …
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Every year, the JGI sequences around 35,000 samples — from plants, algae, … the world. Most of those researchers send their samples in from afar, without ever hearing much about the sequencing lab. So today, Chris Daum walks through the JGI’s sequencing pipeline, where there are freezers with …
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… the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches. Our group also … information with individual cells. Research Team … The JGI uniquely offers the first quantitative Stable Isotope … genes of microorganisms and start making quantitative measurements that answer questions such as, “who is eating what?” …
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Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school … students look forward to graduating high school in a few months, Benskin shared his own reflections on the experience. “’Doing science’ is something …
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The abundance of oxygen shaped the evolution of life on Earth, and led to the development of multicellular organisms. Not all bacterial lineages harnessed aerobic respiration when the Cyanobacteria … of UC Berkeley geomicrobiologist Jill Banfield, a longtime JGI collaborator, postdoctoral fellow Paula Matheus …
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… for another episode of Natural Prodcast. Right now I’m working on this the afternoon of the day I’m due to release it, … with Aaron Puri. He is an Assistant Professor from the Chemistry department at the University of Utah, so that makes … natural products chemistry, and he has a project with the JGI to synthesize the genes for and explore the chemistry of …
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… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient … deep underground, and before the pandemic, they took the JGI on a sampling field trip. One of the questions they’re …
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The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science … Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the genetic blueprints of these … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science … Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the genetic blueprints of these … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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… fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and bacterial symbionts, detrimental … associated viruses that all contribute to a dynamic ecosystem. We are interested in how plants self-organize, … 10.1371/journal.pbio.2002860 … Postdocs: Margot Bezrutczyk (JGI Postdoc) Lamprinos Frantzeskakis (JGI Postdoc) Interns: …
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