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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth … JGI-supported project studying the world’s rivers and their microbial communities. He’s focusing on the Arkansas River … in how general environmental stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … Science group led by Nikos Kyrpides , mining the Integrated Microbial Genomics & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system’s immense … Banfield is a pioneer in metagenomic studies, recovering microbial genomes from biofilm samples at the Richmond Mine …

… s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have … to spring. These biodiversity hotspots harbor specialized microbial communities living in extreme conditions. The … diverse metabolic capabilities offer insights into how microbial processes might be harnessed for applications …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science … tools created by JGI researchers, including the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for microbial and metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and … functions. It plays an important role in regulating microbial cellulose production and biofilm formation, which … Science Program (CSP) . The Impact Cyclic di-GMP controls microbial colonization, which can affect pathogenic and …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for …

… Mini-Metagenomics Approach Helps Identify Novel Archaeal … 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 …

… gas, regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … Methanogenic microorganisms therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest … By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, …

… with JGI scientists on an ambitious project: to bring in robots to help process experiments that measure microbial activity in soil. Now, the researchers and robots …

… Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant … 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 …

… to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for … 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 …