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The Secondary Metabolism Collaboratory encourages user engagement. The … compounds shared by most living creatures for energy, growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a … that allow the organisms to adapt to and control their environment. Many secondary metabolites are produced …

Researchers looked across many organisms to see that … back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often … 25, and eukaryotes having slightly larger numbers due to their expanded metabolisms. These ATs can operate in a …

A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics … from a single low diversity hot spring sediment sample. Their work showed that single cell genomics can add … approaches including amplicon and metagenomic sequencing. For example, they showed that the composition of the …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components … to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, … biotechnological opportunities.  … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than … most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed … how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature Plants …

Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and incredibly … metabolites and associated genes are great resources for bioremediation, new agricultural applications or … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and … to spread across most of the plant’s ecosystems. The Impact For decades, the liverwort  M. polymorpha has been used as a … As the planet has changed, so have plants. Curious about their ability to adapt to changing environments, scientists …

Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial … up and down the water column. They recently shared their findings in Communications Biology . They reported …

Berkeley is responsible for receiving and processing user samples. His R&D work … utilizing a variety of technologies to improve the JGI’s capabilities in the areas of metagenomics, …

Neha’s key role is to design, benchmark, and apply bioinformatics software to enable analysis and interpretation of genomic and metagenomic data for JGI’s user community. She also provides support for user …

Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and … highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial … Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, and JGI’s deputy for user programs. She also leads the JGI’s …

TBK Reddy gives an overview of the JGI's Genomes OnLine Database and why curated metadata matters. …