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… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key role in determining the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate … . Their study focuses on the discovery of new populations within the Korarchaeota, one of which contains genes for …

… Woolston. ] Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who … call , we look for projects that will leverage the JGI's DNA synthesis and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions …

… With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic … viruses with their archaea and bacteria hosts. The Impact Within the domains of archaea and bacteria, millions of  …

… Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards … is part of Mark Sistrom’s lab at the UC Merced School of Natural Sciences. “I’m deeply concerned about climate change … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under standard conditions. As described in a recent issue of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the … team also identified previously unknown promoter sequences within these gene clusters, offering new regulatory targets …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science … Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese … sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks the enzymes …

… (BNL) led a team that  identified a protein , PtrbHLH011, within poplar involved in plant growth, lignin production, … Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …

… You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and … capabilities such as metatranscriptomics and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions …