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… identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have … impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden … second only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase …

… maintain software that support the JGI’s Synthetic Biology Program .  Representative software includes: gRNA-SeqRET , …

… For bacteria, that salty, slightly stinky air is a rich source of the sulfur they need to grow and divide. Similar to … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … with understanding enabled by Basic Energy Sciences (BES) programs, they were able to multiply the insights that each …

… between microbial life and environment, and using metagenomics to study these complex natural systems. … also supports various CSP and FICUS user projects for the Metagenome Program. …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal … relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … a strong bioeconomy. Summary Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome …

… between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny … symbiotic interactions are difficult to study in the lab. Metagenomics provides new views of these relationships.  … the microorganisms had a close relationship. Then, using metagenomes and metatranscriptomes generated by the U.S. …