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… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), with computing resources provided by NERSC, another user facility at Berkeley … a microbe’s ability to cycle nutrients or produce new chemicals. They can also affect ecosystems by killing other …

The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of the chemicals they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient …

Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 … interactions in the hyphosphere of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Microbiome 199 Needham, D.M. et al. 2019. A distinct …

Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program … JGI and LBNL scientists and have access to unique lab resources. Berkeley Lab is the home to an exceptional caliber … of my project methods, and I hope that this open-source platform will be utilized by researchers from a …

Mass spectrometry based metabolomics Below is a table of standard product offerings, including a description of the product and … on genome characteristics, availability of external resources and project goals. Selected genomes will be improved …

… — making it difficult to grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, … secondary metabolites and associated genes are great resources for bioremediation, new agricultural applications or … to have demonstrated the potential of ferns as sources of novel genetic material with applications including …

… which specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led … JGI Plant Gene Atlas is a huge updateable transcriptome resource spanning diverse plant species. It was developed to … and add additional gene function descriptions. This resource also helps in performing cross-species comparative …

… to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify … that were missed using traditional approaches. This novel form of intermediate expression, when used in addition …

Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal Methane Metabolism. Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in biomass each year …

… is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why twice each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and from … under our Community Science Program .  Below find a list of the second round of researchers accepted for 2023. …

… really fully exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard about the JGI synthesis … blends of terpenoids, naturally occurring organic chemicals with a wide range of potential applications. Q&A …

… growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … portal  Phytozome , which is a community repository and resource for plant genomes. They are annotated with the JGI … and increasing the efficacy with which we use natural resources for provisioning society.”   Genome-wide gene …