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… Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is … exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been …
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… The Science Haloarchaea flourish in hypersaline environments, and researchers are interested in learning how these microbes have learned to adapt from marine to hypersaline conditions by studying … due to gene transfer events. Such events can occur in response to viral infections and are important for …
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… More than 20 UC Merced students have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the … where he will be working on the Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Climatic and Environmental Change (SPRUCE) …
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… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and resources to users through a BER data ecosystem. A data ecosystem is a connected resource where data from different organizations is … Energy Sciences Network (ESNet), the JGI has unique access to both expertise and infrastructure to facilitate these …
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… Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids … polyploidy in plants, researchers have sought to learn the origins, evolution and development of plant polyploids. A …
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… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in … as the sole nitrogen source. We looked at the plant’s response in the aboveground and root tissues. The striking …
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… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of mystery genes and lay a future-ready foundation … Earth's fungal kingdom. The manuscript reviews about 200 publications linking evolutionary history and innovations … User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …
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… Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus Neurospora crassa . The … of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene regulatory pathways used by … Grant P01 GM-068087 “Functional Analysis of a Model Filamentous Fungus” and that are publicly available at the Fungal …
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… biosynthetic gene clusters. The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which … Secondary metabolites are microbial compounds produced in response to hardship or competition. They make up the …
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… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and colonize diverse environments. … of environments, including plants, soil, and the gut. To better understand the dynamics of this molecule, … high signal intensity, but produce small signal changes in response to the molecule of interest. The team adapted a …
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… The JGI’s Genomes OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for … Database has matured from six projects on a spreadsheet into a flagship genomic metadata repository, making curated … a broad range of activities from proposal intake to publication. Information is also obtained and cross-checked …
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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … genomes that are both large and complex. The first publication of a genome generated by the OGG initiative — …
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