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… 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us …

… underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support entire …

… distinguishing features. Several characters may be spotted with a striped scarf, striped hat, round-rimmed glasses, or … a computer could use to conduct a similar type of search in microbial and metagenomic databases. In this case, the … algorithm, the search tool combed through more than 70,000 microbial and metagenome datasets, ultimately identifying …

… livestock — specifically, from the methane-making microbes within their rumen. There is another climate-minded reason … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using microbial understanding to formulate a vaccine for …

… a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi … return to health, researchers have taken a look at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for forest recovery, …

… because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material … began to offer a window into viral existence. Along with highlighting the viruses in a given sample, … 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its existing Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes database to include a …

… that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale Applications … and enable processing of samples that would not be possible with traditional approaches. … Ph.D. in Marine …

… further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … payloads directly into diverse microbes. Combining CRAGE with CRISPR provides researchers with a powerful addition to … that produce them. The Impact Secondary metabolites are microbial compounds produced in response to hardship or …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and … gene transfers from bacteria have all armed the plant with an array of defense mechanisms. The Impact There are … of most ferns in many ways, including its large genome with numerous chromosomes. For a long time, this immense …

Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI researchers for bioinformatics internship … Comparative Analysis What effect has your summer internship with the JGI had on your plans to pursue a STEM career?
 … Merced in Spring 2019.) Mentor: Ben Cole, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions What effect has your summer …

… of the JGI is to provide the global research community with access to the most advanced integrative genome science …

… to energy independence in the U.S. Not only does it pair with maize, the dominant source of bioethanol, in crop … doesn’t yield enough gallons of fuel per acre to compete with gasoline. Yet.  In 2010, soybean became the first legume species with a published complete draft genome sequence. At the …