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… “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature … , a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often loosely … kingdoms, including animals, plants, bacteria, archaea and fungi. We thought this kind of analysis would provide a …

… See below for a list of Frequently Asked Questions about our proposal submission process. You can review successful letters of intent and submissions at the bottom of the page.  … Review the list of open calls ; click on the call link to see specific … supported, sample/capacity limits, and instructions.  Many of the submissions are done using web-based forms.   To view …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  … the last 40,000 years. The Impact Eelgrass represents one of the largest carbon sinks in the ocean — occupying just …

… efforts to expand the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass … techniques, the platform delivers rich metabolite profiles from diverse biological and environmental samples in support of user science.  Capabilities offered by the platform are a …

… You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and … including the genomic dynamics of biofuel-producing fungi, the effects of biochar on rhizosphere microbiomes, …

… National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at University of Florida and UCLA he has worked with a wide range of eukaryotic algae, archaea and bacteria with a view to … B.Sc. (HONS) – University of Wales, Cardiff, Genetics Ph.D. – University of …

… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 bacteria, the most abundant bacterial group in the …

… to global oceans. Through the Community Science Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … bacteria play on mating habits of Mucoromycota fungi, and their effects on these oil-producing species. … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … and  Methanomethylicia   — grow by methanogenesis. Both studies were recently published in  Nature .  Researchers … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel applications. The … the case for Sphagnum as a versatile model system for studies of carbon cycling in diverse environments. In …

… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella … The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist symbionts that induce structural changes in … the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) sponsored by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research at the …