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… but Natural Prodcast is back again for another round of episodes. If you stick around for the next few months, … Menaka Wilhelm, who is the host of JGI’s other podcast, Genome Insider . If you’re a Genome Insider listener, then you’ll … Episode Transcript … In this episode, I partnered with Menaka Wilhelm to talk to JGI …

… The Metagenome Program uses advanced sequencing technologies to decode the genomes of microbes in their natural environments. This work … and characterizing microbial diversity, work in the Metagenome Program uses several experimental approaches to … The Metagenome Program focuses on the high-throughput sequencing of …

… While an ever-increasing number of phage and virus genomes have been assembled and reported from metagenomes, our understanding of the impacts of these … and ultimately predict the main viral impacts in these microbiomes. … the range of virus-host interactions occurring in microbiomes, these omics data must be complemented with …

… The JGI’s Metabolomics Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with genomic data to enhance our understanding of genome science, organisms, and ecosystems at the molecular … and health, terrestrial biogeochemical processes, development of high performance plants and microbes, and …

… and analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including … driven prioritization lists for laboratory isolation and genome sequencing of underexplored bacterial and archaeal … catalog : Beyond minimal draft and improved draft microbial genomes the program offers single-cell sequencing, …

… “Adopt a Genome” is an informal program for faculty to “claim” the … recruit new talent for biosciences.  Adopt-a-Genome has: ~20 faculty from institutions across the country Efforts in ongoing … A primary purpose of this project is to bring educators from a broad range of disciplines up-to-speed with some of …

… in Fort Collins have a massive undertaking: sequencing the world’s river microbiomes. And they’re using team science to do it.   …

… Research in the Eloe-Fadrosh group focuses on using genome-resolved metagenomic approaches to identify and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. We develop … computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial …

… experiencing a revolution brought on by rapid developments in genomics and other omics technologies.  The … 2014), unearthing hundreds of thousands of new viral genomes and their predicted hosts (Nature 2016, Science … Molecular Cell 2019) and massive reconstruction of genomes from uncultivated microbes (Nature 2019). Other projects in …

… projects, the JGI’s Plant Program delves into the natural world’s potential to address global challenges by exploring … agricultural productivity. Research spans diverse areas — from understanding how terrestrial plants and phytoplankton … improve the accuracy of functional predictions and speed up genome analysis. Additionally, the Plant Program is …

… Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The … Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the watersheds … Metatranscriptomic information was also generated. The 3.8 trillion bases or Terabases of sequencing data, along …

… that users properly assess DNA or RNA mass prior to shipment to the  JGI. The documents below (posted with … QC Protocol DNA Extraction 101 : tips, kits, and protocols (from PacBio) Guidance for sample collection and storage … Weight DNA extraction and quality control (from PacBio) 2) Review guidelines detailing quantity and quality …