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… A quick snippet on Antonio Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers behind software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses …

… archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global … recent studies now suggest the gene cluster predates this microbial group. Recently published in the Proceedings of … Following that work, they partnered once more with JGI Microbial Program head Tanja Woyke and her Single Cells team …

… to bring in robots to help process experiments that measure microbial activity in soil. Now, the researchers and robots …

… April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Tringe , JGI’s User Programs deputy and head of the Microbial Systems group through the  DOE Office of Science … Student Research (SCGSR) program . Her research project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in …

… for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes … Woyke as a pioneer in uncovering the hidden diversity of “microbial dark matter”–that uncultured and unknown majority … American Academy of Microbiology (AAM). She has led JGI’s Microbial Genomics Program since 2009 and heads the Single …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a … characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they … microbes. The new technique is another tool for microbial ecologists to learn more about the diversity of …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be … approaches. Identifying and characterizing the planet’s microbial diversity is key to understanding the roles of …

… Dr. Malmstrom is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 … that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale …

… Every fall, a mysterious green growth appears on top of farmers’ fields: a microbial community that might be quietly improving the …

… registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species decompose debris, mobilize nutrients from that … to tree roots and soil. These fungi help shape a forest’s ecology. They store carbon and cycle key nutrients like …

… Register here The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health sciences and … will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system, presented by …

… As SIP experiments shed more light on microbial communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI … opened vast windows into specific activities catalyzed by microbial communities. By pairing RNA or DNA sequencing with …