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… second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … nitrogen, a key ecosystem nutrient. The Impact This study is the first to dig into a forest floor ecosystem to … able to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even … temperatures characteristic for polar oceans. In this study, they’ve cracked open the genome of another polar … latitudes from pole to pole, using metatranscriptome and metagenome data from the JGI. With multiple threads of …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean … scientist at the JGI and Molecular Foundry, and the study’s senior author. In other proteins, two histidine … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … leadership and oversight for all of the JGI user programs, including the Community Science Program and Emerging …

… This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve covered …

… 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 details including project types supported, sample/capacity limits, … The CSP and FICUS calls are open to both domestic and international applicants from any institution type and at …

… Jan. 7: New Capabilities to Study Secondary Metabolism   Although there are still a … and their biosynthetic logics to be understood, accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious and resource intensive. This is often due to, for example, tight …

… All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s … values, which guide the relationships we nurture in our workplace and seek to establish with our … the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that …

… This series is the story of a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In this episode: a look at the supercomputing that stitches …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes … to harvest all the energy they can. The results in the study were enabled by a number of  in vitro and  in vivo … including collecting and analyzing the honey bee gut metagenome, which was done with the help of the US …

… system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids with two genome … Polyploid Genomes in a Pan-genomic Context For the study, partly enabled by the JGI’s  Community Science …