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… metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting large-scale single cell genomics by collecting nearly … from a single low diversity hot spring sediment sample. Their work showed that single cell genomics can add … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… Through advances in sequencing technologies and computational approaches, more and more virus sequences are being … The microbes that play key roles in cycling nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen and sulfur are themselves regulated by viruses in their environments. Environmental DNA sequencing can help …

… transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) … branches of fungi); another is a photosynthetic microbe, tucked in the fungus’ tissue. If you’re a Marvel Comics fan, …

… mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, … hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … Huberiarchaeum would help fill in metabolic weaknesses. In such cases, these DPANN hitchhikers likely form a mutualistic …

… Protein annotations provide insights into environmental tendencies The … from the ecosystems. Selecting a protein identified from their studied system results in seeing their predicted … their ratios of small DNA sequence fragments called tetranucleotides, are a way to measure the collection of the …

… In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those … Another wrinkle in the mystery is that viruses can affect their prey in different ways. They have the capacity to kill … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene … long-term aims for bioenergy feedstock crops are increasing their yields and improving their abilities to adapt to extreme environments such as poor soils and drought. The reference genome for M. …

… at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (HudsonAlpha), and the … and as a feedstock for biomass-based biofuel production. As seen with many commonly cultivated commercial … 8X variant come from? Did they arise multiple times or does their broad distribution indicate multiple, independent …

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

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

… JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the …

… array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these vents, and underwater volcanoes,  … how life thrives in extreme environments. They also produce a range of novel enzymes and other biomolecules that … the communities studied. The datasets are available on the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) …