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… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach … replicating a whole community is impossible.  Metagenomic sequencing allows researchers to study the entire genetic makeup of these communities via whole genome sequencing of the samples, without being able to distinguish …

… birds are chirping and a soft breeze ripples through the trees in his backyard. Originally from northern California … would best serve their quests related to processing RNA-sequencing information. According to Lawrence, this summer … fine tune his approach. “I got a lot of that from Zhong.”   Publication: Carrell AA et al. Habitat-adapted microbial …

… A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis … an external source.  The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic … the nutritional association between mycorrhizal fungi and tree roots as well. This might be one of the key …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … in ways other enzymes are not.  “It turns out that all of life created the minimum set of ATs that act together to … to core nitrogen metabolism, this team built a phylogenetic tree using bioinformatic software called FastTree and …

… The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in … biosphere), including the global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial … team sheds light on the range of archaeal symbiotic lifestyles found in the Antarctic lakes and offers a …

… Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing …

… 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key … environments — ultimately allowing them to adapt to life on land. Learning that these genetic tools existed in …

… JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … and algae’s roles in nutrient cycling, now a facet of the  Fungal & Algal Program . For example, green algae represent … Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) are interested in sequencing secondary metabolite-producing environmental …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … conditions. While scientists around the world were busy sequencing the human genome, an arms race was being waged. … with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.   Publications Grimwood, J., Gordon, L., Olsen, A. et al. The …