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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using microbial understanding to formulate a vaccine for …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . …

… a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of … 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, …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material … 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its existing Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes database to include a …

… and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of … that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale …

… further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … that produce them. The Impact Secondary metabolites are microbial compounds produced in response to hardship or …

As part of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC Merced to promote diversity and inclusion in science and research, two undergraduate students from UC …

JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in … multicellular development. “DAP-Seq is the main source of information in the project,” Nagy added. “Since the FUNCODE is … of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  energy.gov/science/office-science . …

To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the … the gene function and add additional biological information. As I’ve said earlier, 16 to 56 percent of plant … us to add expression-derived additional biological information to an average of 40 percent of genes across Gene …

Pictured is a timelapse of the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from the DOE Systems …

… yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their microbial partners. The Science To help better understand … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). All of this information — 318 metagenomes, 98 plant transcriptomes and 314 …

Database provides details on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the … States. They also provided multiple access points to the information. The team harnessed a community-science program to …