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… Database has matured from six projects on a spreadsheet into a flagship  genomic metadata repository, making curated … sequencing projects carried out at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … a broad range of activities from proposal intake to publication. Information is also obtained and cross-checked …

… in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, … a global analysis of the diversity, distribution, and evolution of virophages.” Lead author David Paez-Espino  …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh outline more targeted approaches to reconstruct individual microbes in an environmental … and future directions integrating computational and experimental approaches with the aim of eventually studying …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … discuss how to move from cataloging microbial diversity to experimental characterization and validation of the …

… learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … are important from the standpoint of phage-bacterial coevolution and are also useful tools in CRISPR-Cas …

… exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When … online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to … , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… In  Nature Communications , researchers describe a strategy to recover high value products from human waste. They   … hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was led by researchers at two U.S. Department of Energy national user facilities – the DOE Joint Genome …

… Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical output due … an alternative format for chemical synthesis in the absence of cell growth by isolating the soluble components of lysed … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant … Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done … role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal saprotrophs in the forest. White rot can break …