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… cohesive data standards, the JGI partners with a number of facilities.  … Through its partnership with NERSC and the … to facilitate these efforts. Particular areas of emphasis will be the development of tools and infrastructure for microbiome data science, and …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US. .Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hi again, and welcome to … similar to like human crops like corn. There’s low genetic diversity in the crop. So they’re susceptible to disease. …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could … surprisingly active. In viruses, DGRs appear to generate diversity quickly, allowing these viruses to target new …

Annual Call. “It’s exciting to see the diverse portfolio of successful CSP proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, … large-scale genomic science projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) … in: sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, global carbon and nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry. You …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under … Identifying and characterizing the planet’s microbial diversity is key to understanding the roles of …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hi, again. This is Dan, and … derivatives of natural products.  ALISON: Like such a large diversity can have similar effects, I think is also really …

Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play … the JGI Algal Program, which explores genomics of algal diversity and biology to support basic science as well as …

… 376:1453 Schulz et al. 2022. Giant virus biology and diversity in the era of genome-resolved metagenomics. Nature … 2020. Giant virus diversity and host interactions through global metagenomics. Nature 578, 432-436. Bowers et al. … User Programs … Education … Awards and Service … Selected Publications …

Jan. 12 workshop: The Rapidly Expanding Genomics of Algae   With advances in genomics technologies, keen interest in the bioenergy and biotechnology potential of algae, and sampling of the length and breadth of algal diversity, the numbers of sequenced algal genomes, and the …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … intricate connections, and many, many moving parts. A lot of these moving parts are proteins — amino acid structures …