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Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel … The planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains unknown. For more than a decade, … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… marine microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a carbon sink. Summary As global temperatures … rise, so do instances of extreme weather events such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… microbial life and environment, and using metagenomics to study these complex natural systems. Microbial communities living in hard-to-reach places that are considered to be inhospitable to … various CSP and FICUS user projects for the Metagenome Program. …

Dr. Blow joined the JGI in 2009, and currently heads the User Support Analysis … editing and cancer genetics. Dr. Blow carried out postdoctoral work at LBNL, where he worked on computational and … Editorial board member for Scientific Reports … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

… decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … over 1.8 million bacterial and archaeal genomes to see how much of their diversity we've actually captured,” said …

We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions … and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial …

… could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the … With a full genome sequence, researchers have been able to look into soybean’s strengths – along with a fungus that threatens …

… help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . … part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV irradiation, heavy metal contamination, and … to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz already see how …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and … communities deep underground, and before the pandemic, they took the JGI on a sampling field trip. One of the questions they’re …

… studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was … interpret different light cues by altering their growth program, and on how plants coordinate their gene expression … of the Index of Cell Identity as an R package … Education … Selected Publications … Software …