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… Michael Brandt (Operations Deputy), Horst Simon (Science Deputy), Jeff Blair (Chief Laboratory Counsel) and … in his event remarks. “I feel that is something crucial to our success, and Ray has been that. That person needs … to the ever-shifting landscape of funding Federal for programs, noted that “Ray is someone who just will get it …

… symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… this “ data tsunami ,” as Kathy Yelick of the Computing Sciences Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … to create pipelines, tools and other standardized data resources that the global research community can access and use … at the JGI and Berkeley Lab were developing specific programs to handle this scale of data. Part 2: Souped Up …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal … relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … able to grow in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land for biomass …

… Dr. Eloe-Fadrosh joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and … in human microbiome research at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine … the Metagenome Science Program on their research are encouraged to schedule time with Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh . Click to …

… has had leadership roles within large DOE-funded research programs using mass spectrometry for energy and … Joint BioEnergy Institute and the ENIGMA SFA project. In 2015, he founded what is now the JGI Metabolomics Program to … Trent Northen is the Metabolomics Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about …

… they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple microbiology and … to that of a free-living organism. First discovered in 2011, Nanohaloarchaea are part of the DPANN (Diapherotrites, … host cells. In the  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team led by Rick Cavicchioli at the University …

… when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break … reference fungal genome sequences assembled as part of its 1000 Fungal Genomes Project . To map microbial activity, …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental … of SOD, the debilitated trees become susceptible to other secondary assaults, such as those posed by bark-boring …

… Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC), and Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area are also co-located in the IGB. Vision  Lead … complex biological and environmental systems. We optimize our service to the community through responsibly managing our people and resources.     Director's Perspective Over …