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… joined the JGI in 2014 to pursue her research interests in microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research … of Maryland School of Medicine and her graduate work in microbial oceanography at Scripps Institution of … Metagenomics uncovers gaps in amplicon-based detection of microbial diversity. Nature Microbiol. 1: 15032. …
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… the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the Metagenomics Program head in 2010 and has the combined Microbial Genomes and Metagenomes Program since 2011. Prior … 2021. A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance. Cell . 8674:00585-7. Nayfach S et al. …
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Wales, Cardiff, Genetics Ph.D. – University of Cambridge., Microbial molecular biology Post-doctoral positions – … with a zinc-mirror heme site ties heme availability to carbon metabolism in cyanobacteria Nature Communications … analysis of nitrogen starvation–induced modifications of carbon metabolism in a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii starchless …
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… crust, there is a vast ecosystem connected to the global carbon cycle. Archaea are key players in this deep biosphere. They have adapted to acquire carbon efficiently and convert it to usable organic …
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… have new insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of … the air we breathe and the fuel for food webs as they turn carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars. How …
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… partnership. The class decided to do an environmental microbial community (metagenomic) soil study in an untouched … to assist them with soil sample analysis for nitrogen and carbon concentrations along with water content. The class … This was a first of its kind project, but it is a great model of how the JGI can partner and help train the …
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… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental … for anaerobic fungi . Eventually, it’s possible that fungal communities — or enzymes from fungal communities — could pave the way for many different kinds of …
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… with an email in 2018. Tanja Woyke , who leads the Microbial Program at the JGI, received a message from Andrea … providing another three Genome Watch articles. “Given the great expertise in microbial genomics and metagenomics of … working with Andrea has been amazing,” says Woyke. “It’s a great opportunity for JGI to work on these, as it allows us …
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CRISPR-Cas9 that enhanced their ability to redirect the carbon in the cells toward particular pathways. In this … longer growing,” Rasor said. “So they can push more of the carbon that we feed into a product molecule and so we’re … was not a known fact in the field whatsoever.” Focusing on Carbon Flux and Future Directions The team reported …
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Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers … falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have historically been unable to see … this metagenomic space (the ‘unknown unknowns’) was vastly greater than that of the reference genomes — by at least …
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