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… off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — just like we do. Oxygen is a rich source of energy, and because anaerobic fungi can’t harness it, scientists long held … a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program under Grant No. 1650114, a UCSB Graduate Division …

… which microbes are present in a sample, to generate data about which organisms are active, and which microbes are … microbial ecosystems. These communities harbor tens of thousands of different organisms who all consume different … to compare?” said Malmstrom, who worked with JGI Metagenome Program head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh to host researchers in …

… of the JGI’s Genomic Technologies department is   ensuring users have access to cutting-edge capabilities to help … Metabolomics. Strong internal collaborations with  Science Programs and  Operations enable the JGI to focus on expanding molecular capabilities and functional …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … the study, partly enabled by the JGI’s  Community Science Program , the team generated reference genomes for  B. … (China); Universidad de Zaragoza-Escuela Politécnica Superior de Huesca (Spain); Universidad Central de Venezuela …

Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation of biosynthetic gene clusters in bacteria and fungi. Prior to joining the JGI, he … "Natural Prodcast" podcast, a "fireside chat"-style podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of …

… are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … ecosystems. A team of researchers described how the viruses repeatedly attempted to infect and destroy the host … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). To learn more about how microbial populations respond to virus infections, …

… going forward. Watch this short video (below) to hear more about the summer from their own perspectives. The interns … JGI mentors are listed below, along with their project focus areas: Undergraduate Interns Andrew Lin and mentor Vy … for me and learning how to use the capabilities of the supercomputers here to work with that vast amount of data is …

… an array of experiments at universities and national user facilities, researchers found that this protein detects … we were able to work with on this project to ask questions about structure and function,” Blaby-Haas said.  Looking at … led by Blaby, through what is now the  Community Science Program Functional Genomics proposal call, the JGI …

… cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. Rumen microbes have the ability to break down hardy … hold clues to how humans could do the same on an industrial scale to produce biofuels . Since one of the … expanded into three other universities. You can learn more about how JGI data supports higher education in this JGIota …

… amount of biomass which could then be converted into sustainable biofuels . For its importance to the DOE mission, … productivity across 1,100 miles and eight states. In 2021, using switchgrass samples from these gardens, a team led by … At the 2021 JGI Annual Meeting, David Lowry talked about a multi-year study his student conducted involving …

Biotech Partners provides integrated and high-touch programs that empower underrepresented high school students … instruction and paid internships sponsored by various biotech and healthcare industry partners. Our interns say their experiences allowed …

… popularizer and communicator (and at one time, the spouse of Lynn Margulis). The information was then used to predict the metabolic strategies applied by a common … the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Microbial Genome Program head Tanja Woyke of the U.S. Department of Energy …