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… pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and environmental … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the bioenergy and …

… The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in … to carbon cycling, and is interested in understanding the genomic basis and ecological consequences of microbe-microbe … probes. Co-fluorescence suggested the Nha-C cells were interacting with another abundant species in the enrichment …

… our Plant Program, and is further leveraging the services of the Arizona Genomics Institute for DNA and RNA extractions to support …

… viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … their expertise in developing and managing public viral genomics resources such as analytical tools and data … developing and maintaining the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomics and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system. The Program aims to …

… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach … replicating a whole community is impossible.  Metagenomic sequencing allows researchers to study the entire … the families,” Kyrpides said. Yet, “almost 20 years of metagenomic data and metagenomic analysis, and still there has …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the University of California, San Diego. As the … team responsible for piloting and operationalizing new genomic technologies, integrating automated liquid handling … plant tissues. Dr. Baumgart focuses on expanding functional genomics capabilities through process automation and method …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the genes in a lipid-prolific yeast. The Impact The team … MB) and NSF  1706545 (IW). HA and JW were supported by the Office of Naval Research under grant  N00014-15-1-2785 . JW …

… 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 water to land. Key … aquatic environments. The Impact A deeper understanding of how plants adapted to terrestrial life paves the way for …