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… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea flourish … global biogeochemical cycles, and possibly cold-temperature enzymes for biotechnological use. Summary Conditions such as … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …
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… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for … on secondary metabolites. He is also on the Leadership Team of the National Microbiome Data Collaborative and served as …
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… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to … methane, so to speak. These organisms basically need two enzymes.” These microbes are specialized to use very …
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… degradation. “We are very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research being proposed by this year’s … CSP investigators,” said Tanja Woyke, Deputy Director of JGI’s User Programs. “Many of these projects are large in … call, as well as our smaller-scale New Investigator and Functional Genomics calls, here on our website. See below …
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… 2004 to lead the Genome Biology Program and the development of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes … Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Kyrpides led the development of the genome analysis and Bioinformatics core at Integrated … his postdoctoral studies with Carl Woese at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at Argonne National …
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… Congratulations to the proposers of the 19 proposals selected for the 2023 Community Science Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … five areas of emphasis: genes to function, plant and algal functional genomics, inter-organismal interactions, …
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… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. One is a fungus (usually … Facility. Grigoriev and his team at the JGI contributed to annotation of the genomes, available online at PhycoCosm …
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… the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, the design of new experimental approaches to link viruses to their … Neri et al., 2023. Expansion of the global RNA virome reveals diverse clades of …
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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … to experimental characterization and validation of the functional potential of these new lineages. …
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… Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches implicated in developmental …
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… mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the effects of Brachypodium distachyon plant root exudates on the plant … is Dr. Yi Zhai, and I’m currently working on the effect of plant root exudates in the rhizosphere and microbiome. … to gain hands-on experience in molecular biology and plant functional genomics, because this work is essential for …
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… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key role in determining the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate … diversity can emerge from tinkering of a common set of enzymes.” Gribaldo will be speaking on “Exploration of …
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