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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 …

… David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

… research, the health sciences and related fields who are interested in learning and sharing concepts, tools and research results … will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system, presented by …

… Maureen Coleman and Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, … and developing RNA barcoding systems to optimize microbial bioreactors. This genomic research creates new … to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, and understanding of natural …

… A. Estrada-Graf, Nicole M. Fernandez; [Row 2]: Zachary Garvin, Chandan Kumar Gautam, Gareth Gillard, Audrey Goeckner, … metatranscriptomics and genome assembly to investigate microbial and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — … in the October 2026 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s  various proposal calls here. …

… We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions mainly come from gut … 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us …

… 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, … Nature .  Researchers started by collecting samples from Yellowstone’s hot springs, an extreme environment with low …

… 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 … Ph.D. in Marine Biology/Biochemistry, University of Delaware BA in …

… 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 …