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Notes from the Summer 2018 Biotech Partners Interns from Antioch High School. …

… through the publicly available  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database, they successfully … we’ve already defined.  “A huge percentage — around 30–50% of the protein families that we knew so far — still does … with 8 billion metagenome genes from IMG (the study also references data from the JGI’s  Genomes from Earth’s …

… very excited to start working with this years’ crop of CSP recipients, over half of which are first-time PIs on a … and we look forward to facilitating their success. “ The CSP Annual Call is focused on large-scale genomic science … (Courtesy of Mary-Cathrine Leewis) This year’s annual CSP call had five areas of emphasis: genes to function, …

… external source.  The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information for every family of fungi. In the following guest piece, JGI user Dr. Tan … are economically, culturally, and ecologically important fungi, widely prized as a culinary delicacy, but also …

Grigoriev’s recent work includes the discovery of anaerobic fungi’s ability to break down lignin , the hardiest of plant … He was also senior author on a study which identified new genomes highlighting the diversity of white rot fungi in the … of a study to develop a method for identifying polyploid subgenomes without needing to know the genomes of their …

… are of particular interest. Matt also supports various CSP and FICUS user projects for the Metagenome Program. …

… genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can … and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, compare them, and visualize supporting experimental … In part because of this evolutionary diversity, algal genomes can be incredibly complex and difficult to sequence …

… known as “Chlamy” to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell … (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference genome is cited in roughly 10% of all … impact. Her lab has sequenced four additional green algal genomes using Chlamy as a reference for functional …

… and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in generating … the HCR-FISH+FACS targeted pipeline on North Sea metagenomes as a proof of principle, the team used a … of the sequences from a bulk metagenome, to just over 50 percent of the targeted metagenome sequence reads. This …

… results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for … most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ … method called Multiple Displacement Amplification, and most genomes that were acquired through it were usually only …

… worked with the JGI through a Community Science Program (CSP) proposal, and Rambo’s research builds on that. “The purpose of this CSP is to better understand methane cycling in mangrove … “In terms of my project, I wanted to incorporate that CSP, but also look at how viruses might be influencing the …

… et al., 2023.The Chlamydomonas Genome Project, version 6: Reference assemblies for mating-type plus and minus strains … of interest and gene copy number variation across multiple genomes.  eLife 11, e78526. Li et al., 2021.  Plant …