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… the world’s rivers and their microbial communities. He’s focusing on the Arkansas River and how microbes might be influencing its health.  He sat down with me to talk about his project, and riffed a bit on what it means in a … where we’re moving from when my father was born, of about 2 billion people on the planet, to you know, within my …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. …

… alga into a powerful platform for developing ​​bio-based industrial products.    The Science Scientists have fully … of oil and can grow with or without light. The relatively small size of its genome also simplifies metabolic modeling … for producing specialty oils, chemical feedstocks and industrial precursors — as well as to better enable the mining …

… programs – some managed by the Lab – to learn more about their experiences. Jehan Jacobs participated in the … Their summer experiences allowed them to learn more about communicating science, utilize the insights they … it? Jehan Jacobs : I have a poster session actually, like just a couple days from now. So I've been thinking about …

… Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale research and knowledge-based user facility at Berkeley Lab. She is spearheading the development of a joint user capability between the JGI and Molecular Foundry for … of Florida, working with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in …

… had identified 1,110 genes involved in lipid metabolism.  “There’s still a lot of thinking that truck fuel and … the JGI has also helped researchers understand a fungus that threatens these crops as they grow. Asian Soybean … ASR can decimate up to 60-90% of its yield.  (Learn more about the soybean genome sequence and ASR in this JGIota, a …

… datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their … they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal … cycling across the planet. Summary To understand more about how archaeal hosts and hitchhikers coexist, …

… called galls.  In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find out more about these weird little pods. …

… Jasmyn provides bioinformatics tools and analysis support for user science, with a focus on metagenomes. Passionate about automation and collaboration, she works to develop and …

… and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic … biogeochemical cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the … (https://ror.org/05v3mvq14), are DOE Office of Science User Facilities operated under Contract No. …

… of the five major lineages of cotton;  G. tomentosum ,  G. mustelinum , and  G. darwinii are the others. All of these … and indirectly to genetic diversity, evolution, wild germplasm utilization and increasing the efficacy with which we use … is one such example.” Jones noted that he talks to growers about Cotton Inc.’s long-term investment in crop research. …

… crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … pathways could lead to the discovery of genes that could be used for multiple biotechnological applications. These … HudsonAlpha. As the team discussed in a JGI podcast episode about the work, the effort to fully sequence the fire moss …