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… of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in … and Environmental Research (BER) program to enable scientific discovery in support of the DOE mission. Fermentative … used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. … filter the data for the major capsid protein (MCP) to identify NCLDV viruses. JGI researchers previously applied this …

… 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 …

… help them build skills and tools, they gain invaluable scientific and technical experiences.  Genomic data scientist … programs – some managed by the Lab – to learn more about their experiences. Jehan Jacobs participated in the … it? Jehan Jacobs : I have a poster session actually, like just a couple days from now. So I've been thinking about …

… University of Missouri said he and his colleagues had identified 1,110 genes involved in lipid metabolism.  “There’s … 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 …

… 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. …

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

… they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal … new views of these relationships.  Recently , researchers used population genomics to find that while archaeal … cycling across the planet. Summary To understand more about how archaeal hosts and hitchhikers coexist, …

… at the JGI develop a tool to quickly 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 …

… crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … answer is in sight for a similar question. In a recent Scientific Advances article , a team led by McDaniel and his … HudsonAlpha. As the team discussed in a JGI podcast episode about the work, the effort to fully sequence the fire moss …

… began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third the size of the United States began forming in … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … through the Community Science Program . The proposal focuses on uncovering the metabolic networks involved in carbon …

… of the five major lineages of cotton;  G. tomentosum ,  G. mustelinum , and  G. darwinii are the others. All of these … new opportunities in multiple basic and applied scientific disciplines that relate directly and indirectly to … is one such example.” Jones noted that he talks to growers about Cotton Inc.’s long-term investment in crop research. …