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… first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …
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… summarizing the field of viral metagenomics, authored by JGI researchers Lee Call, Stephen Nayfach and Nikos … have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to affect nearly every aspect of our daily lives. But for researchers who study viruses that infect organisms much smaller than humans, like …
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… the dry rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the … borders, adapting to thrive in manmade environments. As reported January 5, 2018 in The ISME Journal , a team led by … from Europe, that was sequenced and analyzed by the JGI. The researchers found that S. lacrymans var. lacrymans …
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… vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too … be applied to biotechnology and medicine. A more robust understanding of these microbial communities could lead … the communities studied. The datasets are available on the JGI’s Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) …
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… alga into a powerful platform for developing bio-based industrial products. The Science Scientists have fully … for producing specialty oils, chemical feedstocks and industrial precursors — as well as to better enable the mining … bioproducts in a more predictable and reliable manner. Because of the ease with which the alga can be genetically …
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… boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding how sphagnum, a primary … their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just under 400 mosses that can carry up to 25 times their dry … no. 10.46936/10.25585/60001030) (A.J.S.) conducted by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute ( …
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… Program presents… Eyes on the Prize – Launching & Sustaining Startups in Synthetic Biology Who’s Invited? All Berkeley Lab Employees and Affiliates. When: August 29th, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Panel discussion, Q&A followed by: 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Hosted Hoppy …
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… (BioSANS) instrument when applying to the FY2022 EMSL-JGI FICUS call for proposals. Presentations from: Scott Lea, EMSL’s … “Solar Energy Conversion in Cyanobacterial Membranes” Marcus Foston, Washington University in St. Louis on “Integrated … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …
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… has been leading the Systems Infrastructure Team at the JGI since 2020. Before joining the JGI, he has been working … the lead of the infrastructure team and the chair of the Cluster Advisory Group (CAG), he sees his role as using the substrate provided by LBNL, where possible, and …
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… develop, deploy, and maintain software that support the JGI’s Synthetic Biology Program . Representative software … and associated tools, which track samples through the JGI’s Synthetic Biology pipeline as well as provide process …
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… Grimwood heads the Library Construction group for the JGI Plant Program . Her collaborations with the JGI began … reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome , using samples from common gardens growing across the … involved researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, HudsonAlpha, and the JGI. Building off this work, …
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