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… order of 100 times the size of what has typically been associated with viruses, while the genomes of large viruses … out and characterize uncultivated viruses. For instance, a 2018 study from a JGI-led team uncovered giant viruses in … work also used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) , another DOE Office of …
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Pinpointing the processes happening on and in forest soil also better enriches models of global carbon and … nitrous oxide). Summary To do this work, the international scientific team led by Petr Baldrian of the Czech Academy of … reference fungal genome sequences assembled as part of its 1000 Fungal Genomes Project . To map microbial activity, …
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… (MBIB) Division, and Energy Storage & Distributed Resources Division at Berkeley Lab. Building on the momentum … institutions will give us the opportunity to advance unique scientific knowledge and address global challenges.” During … on exchange of materials and samples as well as research visits are organized. Selected Berkeley Lab scientists are …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of … and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental challenges. Viruses are … genes by a factor of 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its existing Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes …
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… provides insights into the early evolution of symbiotic traits. Nature Commun . 11(1):5125. Krizsán et al (2019) … Highly Cited Researcher/The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds, 2014-2023 Lawrence Berkeley National … … Fungal & Algal Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …
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… as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place … feedstocks, algae are tiny but mighty. An analysis in the 2017 Bioeconomy Report estimated that the United States has … picture. The team annotated the algal genome and analyzed its metabolome to understand the metabolic processes …
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Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused … Understanding the nature and genetic basis of functional traits in sphagnum growth and decomposition is critical to … Phytozome , and the S. magellanicum genome is currently being assembled. These resources would provide the research …
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… on these advances. Over the last two decades, Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) has opened vast windows into specific … provide granular insight into microbial functions, traits and competition, illuminating the inner workings of an … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s Office of …
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… is triggered when nutrients are acquired from an external source. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes … system which allows the black morel to complete its lifecycle in an artificial environment. It is … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s Office of …
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… local environments; for example, crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than … , we need to make connections between the plant’s traits and genetic diversity,” said John Lovell, an … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s Office of …
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… far, the JGI has deployed CRAGE to successfully domesticate some 60 strains, inserting into them a genetic sequence that … this Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Newscenter story and this piece in Current Opinion in … create compounds more efficiently than one strain could on its own. In work published in Synthetic Biology , the team …
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