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… 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. His research activity … particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which metabolites. …

… the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of … the genomes and predict the metabolic abilities of these microbes. The Impact This study illustrates how the research … bioproducts. Summary Researchers at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A … to first target cells from communities of uncultivated microbes, and then efficiently retrieve and characterize …

… Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … several programs for RNA-Seq assembly to determine which is best for the task at hand. “There are at least 30-40 programs and it is not clear which are the best to use,” he says. “Many academic labs don’t know how to …

… Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar … on the rhizosphere and interactions between the trees, microbes and soil chemistry offers insights into how these … metagenomics, scientists were able to analyze the DNA of microbes living around the tree roots in the rhizosphere. …

… Since early 2020, people all over the world have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to affect nearly every aspect of our daily lives.  But for researchers who study viruses that infect organisms much … on earth’s carbon and nitrogen cycles. Currently one of the best ways to study such viruses is by sequencing the bulk …

… addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c hassis (or strain)-independent  r ecombinase- a … “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using … advantage of their joint metabolisms. Because, together, microbes can be used to create compounds more efficiently …

… it no longer looks or quacks like one, is it still a duck? For a team led by researchers from The Ohio State University … infections cause significant metabolic changes in marine microbes, the answer is no. They refer to the infected … changes they’ve undergone. The Impact The number of microbes in, on, and around the planet is an astronomical …

… isotopes to measure carbon and nutrient flux, and identify microbes assimilating labeled compounds. During this … from the Webinar: 1. Q(uestion): How much DNA is required for the JGI SIP metagenomics pipeline? A(nswer):  The more … start with. 2. Q: What would a typical turnaround time be for data once samples are in hand at JGI? A: It takes a few …