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… Woyke as a pioneer in uncovering the hidden diversity of “microbial dark matter”–that uncultured and unknown majority of microbes in, …

…   The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is a national user facility located at … The JGI consists of 225 researchers and support staff in the Integrative Genomics Building in Berkeley, … from plants, fungi, algae, non-medical microbes, microbial communities, and other relevant organisms. We …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … the dice. There’s some evidence to support the idea. Study coauthor Stephen Nayfach, a JGI bioinformatics …

… Applications group explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our group also seeks out new … uniquely offers the first quantitative Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) Metagenomics pipeline that utilizes internal …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the Eberhard Karls … primary interest and passion. Dr. Woyke stepped into the Microbial Genomics Program Lead position in 2009 and assumed …

… partnership. The class decided to do an environmental microbial community (metagenomic) soil study in an untouched region of the Everglades, the … cycle. During regular web conferences, various JGI subject matter experts walked the class through the workflow and all …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of … blue-lit twilight zone, to the continuous pressure of the dark abyss, 4000 m (2.5 miles) deep. Scientists have … SAR324 exist in so many varied environments? Now, a recent study published in Microbiome has uncovered that SAR324 …

… to onboard users and guide them through the process of working with our facility. This includes help with: preparing a Statement of Work, completing a formal User Agreement, … Please review our FAQ in advance of contacting the PMO office.  … Before work can start on any approved proposal – including the submission of samples for sequencing, or the …

… The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) initiative was … of the increasingly collaborative and multidisciplinary nature of DOE mission science projects, this initiative aims … review by JGI staff as well as staff at the other participating facilities, who consider technical feasibility and …