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… This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s …

… provide insights into environmental tendencies The Science The  Metagenome Stability Diagram — a tool within … (IMG/M) platform — has been developed to help inform scientists and researchers more about the patterns and … mSystems paper , a team at the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… Cas14 proteins discovered from JGI’s IMG/M database and biochemically characterized at UC Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature … of thermostable Cas9 genes . The work also used resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …

… 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 …

… “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant … comprise a full third of each moss genome, and are almost four times the size of the next largest chromosome. As the … to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz already see how …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better understand how beneficial organisms … effort led by researchers at Cornell University and scientists at the Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of … As these oil-producing fungi are potential sustainable sources of alternative fuels, so understanding …

… and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that … or together, on nitrocellulose filters in Petri dishes. The scientists also sequenced the fungus and photobiont’s … the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility. Grigoriev and …

… helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a … is a long and laborious process — as well as a key way scientists study microorganisms. Because microorganisms live … HT-SIP is a capability available to request through  the JGI proposal calls . …

… omics methods to examine microbial chemical production. The Science Soil bacteria in the genus Streptomyces are nature's … conditions. As described in a recent issue of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the growth medium … of multiple omics data from various environments — that JGI users can leverage to create a more complete picture of …

… Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … National Laboratory’s National Synchrotron Light Source II, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s … in complementary ways to investigate this protein domain. Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s NSLS-II used …

… (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time.  “To our knowledge, nobody has ever discovered a dispersal gene …