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… soil health. The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located … only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase protein …

… The US Department of Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the … episode, hear from Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists who have uncovered remarkable genetic secrets that bring us …

… Meet researchers who have hiked, rafted and met local wildlife (a marmot!) as they’ve sampled the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms … in these systems.” -Mike Wilkins, Colorado State University GI users and microbiome researchers Mike Wilkins and his … graduate student Kaela Amundson at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep …

… employs single-molecule, long-read DNA sequences to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, … metagenomes can be included, which do not count toward the 1Tb cap. PacBio metagenomes are currently sequenced … is not part of the standard analysis pipeline but can be done on request by the PI. We currently use the ‘Base …

… of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under standard conditions. As described in a recent issue of mSystems , … users can leverage to create a more complete picture of how microbes control useful chemistry in other organisms.  … conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE Office of Science …

… The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research … of Mono Lake, a saline soda lake east of California’s Yosemite National Park, taken by JGI’s own Jon Bertsch. Microbes isolated from Mono Lake were sequenced by the JGI …

… foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact … event in the ocean known as “The Blob.” The event was recorded during a long-term study of microbial communities in … predictive models on how climate change may impact marine microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a …

… functional genomics research from potential users who need help translating genomic information into … that will leverage the JGI’s DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function.  … deadline is July 31. You can learn more about our Community Science Program here .  …

… biomedical research, the health sciences and related fields who are interested in learning and sharing concepts, tools …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small … putative hosts,” noted study senior author  Tanja Woyke , who heads JGI’s  Microbial Program . The team mined more …