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… approaches including amplicon and metagenomic sequencing. For example, they showed that the composition of the … recent years, advances in sequencing technologies and bioinformatic tools have helped decode the genomes of tens of … individually, offering scientists the opportunity to apply population genomics approaches to closely related …

… the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of … bioproducts. Summary Researchers at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of … They then used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on …

Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database, they successfully crafted the Novel Metagenome Protein Families … unique makeup of microbe players and the functions they perform, artificially replicating a whole community is … diversity, but we have also pushed the boundaries by applying AI methodologies to unravel their roles,” …

… of members. Each of the researchers had particular reasons for wanting to serve on the UEC. Hatzenpichler, who studies … systems, noted that she would like to help advance JGI efforts aimed at “understanding complex communities and … access to technical capabilities JGI offers, as well as proposal review procedures and the organization of the JGI …

… cycle. All methanogenic archaea use one of three pathways for methanogenesis: hydrogen-dependent and CO2-reducing, or … acetoclastic. All three pathways require the gene cluster for methane production known as Mcr. Until recently, the Mcr … The Quake lab had previously collaborated with the JGI on a proposal using this approach through the Emerging …

Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), relied on a model grass system for answers. Their work  recently appeared in  Nature … small genomes, short life cycles and can be easily transformed, traits that make them easy to work with bioinformatically and in the laboratory. “We are fortunate …

A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … the trees in his backyard. Originally from northern California and one of the first students to participate in the … national lab system and positive experience, he decided to apply. After a few rounds of virtual interviews, Lawrence …