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… mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), with computing resources provided by NERSC, another user facility at Berkeley … genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the cellular level, scientists can better understand ecosystem-wide processes. …

… microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … DNA could be sequenced. Their protocol,  detailed in the journal  Microbiome , combines multiple techniques and was …

… infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so … In  their study , which appeared in  The ISME Journal , they focused on how virus-infected microbes are … U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been unable to see beyond the … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … diversity has doubled, but in reality it could be three or four or five or tenfold more out there.” Digging Further into …

… gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have developed a more nuanced library approach to … systems, expanding the technologies available for other JGI users outside the realm of bioenergy optimization. …

… genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can … recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and 24 hours. By the 24-hour mark, these algae showed significant … increased nutrient uptake and decreased cell death.  Scientists then extracted RNA to analyze gene expression, to …

… the ENIGMA SFA project. In 2015, he founded what is now the JGI Metabolomics Program to provide advanced metabolomic … ecosystems (EcoFABs). … Trent Northen is the Metabolomics Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about … (16), 567–571 (2019) doi: 10.1038/s41592-019-0465-0. Couradeau E et al. Probing the active fraction of soil …