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… for members of the microbial world through bulk community sequencing (metagenomics) and single-cell genomics, the vast … marine bacteria called “Vis6” that are found in North Sea algal blooms. The workflow starts by tagging specific cells … users in order to address pressing energy and environmental scientific challenges. …

… annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … aim to improve our understanding of fungal diversity by sequencing genomes from across the fungal Tree of Life, but they also highlight the corresponding need …

… Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen … of algae, and sampling of the length and breadth of algal diversity, the numbers of sequenced algal genomes, and the quality of those genomes, is rising. …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … them to close relatives who don’t engage in the lichen lifestyle. The team’s results appear in  BMC Genomics . To … and colleagues worked with Igor Grigoriev, the Fungal & Algal Program lead at the US Department of Energy (DOE) …

… UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was preceded by short final presentations attended by more than 75 JGI staff. According to Axel Visel and Zhong Wang, founders of this internship program, this was the largest turnout for …

… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the … a step further, using both DNA and messenger RNA (mRNA) sequencing to identify those traits that have helped fungi, …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … to slowly break down lignin (think of a fallen, decomposing tree in the forest). Because oxygen is essential to how … for lignin deconstruction. (The JGI also conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . …

… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … institutions will give us the opportunity to advance unique scientific knowledge and address global challenges.”  During … as it aligns well with DOE’s missions and the JGI’s algal focus.”  To bolster the already existing …

… genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant … on a supercomputer operated by the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, through allocations funded by … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user … practices that support its user community. The breadth of scientific expertise of both the recently elected and … symbioses. He has worked closely with both the Fungal & Algal Program and the Microbial Program over the past decade …