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Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The … conditions. They identified 511 new or recently discovered genera of bacteria and archaea. Many of the samples shared a high prevalence of genes involved in sulfur and nitrogen metabolism, as well as …

… plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread their DNA, they can affect how microbes cycle nutrients and adapt to climate change. …

… conditions, with only a small portion of the biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) being expressed. The program works to … uncover these hidden biochemical resources by exploring the genetic pathways responsible for their synthesis. The … developing computational tools for predicting biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs), advancing pathway analysis, …

… our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve covered the … this project. But every part of this project depends on lakewater samples — so this episode is a look at how …

… the story of a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In this episode: a look at the supercomputing …

The Micro-Scale Applications group explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a … functional assay lets us move beyond cataloging the genes of microorganisms and start making quantitative … sequence analysis to recover the genomes of uncultivated microbes. We also apply labeling strategies that allow us to …

Program supports a wide range of projects, from single-gene synthesis to the synthesis of entire chromosomes, … the program enables the design and synthesis of complex genetic pathways and biosystems. It The program fosters … in advancing functional genomics, focusing on developing genetic systems that can address global energy and …

… and dynamic metabolite networks of environmental microbes and how they transform their environment. Research …