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… the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance and multicellularity enabled plants to develop …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in … cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do anything, they must find a host, and not just any host …

… crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in the sea to get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these vents, and … Foundation grants OCE-0728391, OCE-0937404, OCE-1558795 to A-L.R, and OCE-2049478 and DBI-2047598 to K.A. We thank …

… — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those … without ever hearing much about the sequencing lab. So today, Chris Daum walks through the JGI’s sequencing …

… Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) will be at Booth 509. Stop by and chat with representatives from KBase and the JGI about collaborative science opportunities. Learn how to apply for a project with the JGI Community Science Program, and how you can use the KBase system to accelerate your plant genomics research. Click here to …

… We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also … like meat, milk, and wool. Hear more from JGI collaborators Sinead Leahy (New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas …

… with Valérie de Crécy-Lagard on using comparative genomics to predict gene function in bacteria and leveraging molecular biology and reverse genetics to test those hypotheses. From 2011 – 2015, she worked with … National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellow, expanding her experimental repertoire to …

… High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria … and fungi The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying … 2022 issue of Microbiome . High-throughput stable isotope probing (SIP) proved to vastly reduce labor and improve …

… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with little or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To …

… 2015, he founded what is now the JGI Metabolomics Program to provide advanced metabolomic methods available to JGI users.  Dr. Northen’s research is focused on using metabolomics to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of … is the Metabolomics Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major …

… fungi are part of the genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and … samples, this study also tracks the enzymes these fungi use to break down wood, and compares genetic diversity between … Impact Lentinula mushrooms are white rot fungi, belonging to an elite group of decomposers that can break down all of …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … Simon Roux , the Viral Genomics Group Lead at the JGI.  To understand the microbiome systems underpinning a broad … decades, though, many viruses have been somewhat invisible to the sampling experiments probing Earth’s ecosystems. …