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… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their … Woyke pursued her postdoctoral research at the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004. The main object of her research … which she deciphered function and host-symbiont interplay using metagenomics. Taking on a Research Scientist position …

… influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade” by … issue of Nature, the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … from different phyla are capable of methanogenesis. Using metagenomics eliminates confirmation bias, because it … prove two other archaea within the Thermoproteota phylum —  Korarchaeia and  Methanomethylicia   — grow by …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when … an unexpected place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum C hloroflexota . Research shows that flagella were … and pH levels vary wildly from spring to spring. These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities …

… get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at … Berkeley National Laboratory, contributed metagenomic sequencing to the study as well as  genome analysis, …

…   Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who … and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions allows … the bioeconomy.  This year’s project goals range from improving crop productivity for bioenergy through enhanced …