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… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal … drive a strong bioeconomy. Summary Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in … were collected over a 10-year period and sent to JGI for metagenomic sequencing. A study  recently published in  … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one … sources of natural products, and have potential as biofuel feedstocks. Understanding the genetic underpinnings … Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for microbial and metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative analysis of …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea flourish in hypersaline environments, … genomic variation in haloarchaea, they also characterized metagenomes (collections of partial genomes) from six …

… Trent Northen is the Metabolomics Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about … in Metabolomics, The Scripps Research Institute Executive Education, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business DOE Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership … Schadt, C., Martin, S., Carrell, A. et al. An integrated metagenomic, metabolomic and transcriptomic survey of Populus …

… assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and … recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … plant, such as  Sorghum bicolor — a  candidate bioenergy feedstock and  JGI Flagship Plant — could produce at least … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, through its  Community Science …

… Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary … and secondary metabolites information from isolate and metagenome data.   The SMC ( smc.jgi.doe.gov ) is designed … Expansion of the SMC to include fungal, plant, viral, and metagenome data is currently underway. …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these … such as terrestrial soil, having additional isolates and metagenomic datasets will strengthen future virus-host …

… and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … also used the tool to predict possible functions from 733 metagenome-assembled rumen genomes. Finally, they used the …

… Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … to trees; plant pathogens colonize living plants to feed on them.  Across the forest types, Martin and his team … that Paved the Way This project stems from a Community Science Program proposal that Martin submitted in 2012. At …

… between poplar trees and their microbial partners. The Science To help better understand how ecosystems work and … genetic diversity. They hold economic value as both biofuel feedstock and their role in carbon sequestration. Poplar … managed through human intervention. By leveraging metagenomics, scientists were able to analyze the DNA of …