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… Accepted proposals emphasize JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  Community Science Program … of the accepted proposals come from investigators who have not previously been a principal investigator (PI) on an …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen (Germany), Dr. Woyke … Tanja Woyke is the Microbial Science Program Head as well as … more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Life as we know it wouldn’t exist without cyanobacteria; they began oxygenating Earth over two billion years ago. A team of …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have … Photosynthesis appears to have a lot in common with a Rube Goldberg machine: surprising dependencies, intricate … Light Source.  “DOE has some amazing resources and people — not just the instrumentation — but the experts we were able …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and …

… is open year-round, but proposals submitted by July 30 will be included in the next review. “So webinars like this … “but we really first heard about the JGI synthesis grant during a presentation that [DNA Synthesis Science Head] … Functional Genomics (formerly DNA Synthesis) call, and he noted the data had driven his lab’s focus on guide RNA …

… The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In the ocean’s North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, microbes tend to stay localized at different depths. But SAR324 can be found throughout the water column, from the warm, … Foundation (#329108 and #721223 to EFD) and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant GBMF #3777 (to EFD). The work …

… for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, … novel enzymes and other biomolecules that could potentially be applied to biotechnology and medicine. A more robust … cracks in the Earth’s crust and reacts with very hot rocks below, becoming an extremely hot, mineral-rich hydrothermal …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene … for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under laboratory conditions, their genomes … a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority not harmful to humans could be even larger. Viruses infect …

… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed interdisciplinary delegation from the University … a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing …

… To understand how organisms adapt to extreme environments, Marike Palmer and Brian Hedlund study organisms living in hot springs. …