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… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … a detailed database on the denizens in the soil. While large protein databases, like UniProt, exist, are not … findings also illustrate what’s happening on a spatial scale. Breaking down plant matter by fungi is happening much …

… The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is committed to … discovery and maximize the benefit to society. Inspired by the Human Genome Project (HGP), and building upon the … are requested to be held until a specified date, or the publication date, whichever comes first. For nearly 40 …

… UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal … may be involved in venom activity, which is part of a larger consortium Ul-Hasan has started, known as the …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and … studied from simpler (and smaller) models, Miscanthus has a large and complex genome whose evolutionary history and … Understanding the evolution of polyploidy, and how genomes respond to extra chromosome and gene copies, will …

… Lab in 2008, Dr. Northen has had leadership roles within large DOE-funded research programs using mass spectrometry … Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental … and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in generating genome sequences for members of the microbial world through bulk community sequencing …

… in sequences affect traits. In a text file, the rows of letters A, T, C and G appearing over and over in a … capability; no one else can do it in the world at this scale.” A bottleneck in the DAP-seq protocol, however, is … it can also serve as a stepping stone to studying many genomes simultaneously through multiDAP, which allows …

… at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He … genomes in the JGI MycoCosm portal. In 2018, he launched scale-up of algal geomics and PhycoCosm portal. Dr. … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in … own phylum,  Nucleocytoviricota , these giant viruses boast larger genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, … then co-culturing isolated viruses in eukaryotic  microbial hosts. Lately, researchers have used …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … stubbornly maintained complete autonomy; they can be isolated and grown separately from each other. A possible …

… degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s … of JGI’s User Programs. “Many of these projects are large in scale and involve multiple collaborators, bringing together …