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… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, … scientist at the JGI and Molecular Foundry, and the study’s senior author. In other proteins, two histidine … and function of this protein. Starting from a gene, they’ve discovered an interesting zinc-mirror heme site that plays a …

… ActinoBase offers a public portal of insight into special … for infectious disease. Streptomycetes are also abundant in soil and can be used as biocontrol agents and to promote … a public platform built on the knowledge of researchers studying actinomycetes and the focus of a  recent paper …

… This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve covered …

… submission process. You can review successful letters of intent and submissions at the bottom of the page.  … Review the list of open calls ; click on the call link to see specific details including project types supported, sample/capacity limits, … The CSP and FICUS calls are open to both domestic and international applicants from any institution type and at …

… Jan. 7: New Capabilities to Study Secondary Metabolism   Although there are still a large number of secondary metabolites yet to be discovered and their biosynthetic logics to be understood, accessing these untapped metabolic capabilities is often tedious …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes … sampled all at once from the same environment, called metagenomes. Why? Simon Roux, who led the research team and … the dice. There’s some evidence to support the idea. Study coauthor Stephen Nayfach, a JGI bioinformatics …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is … SAR324 exist in so many varied environments? Now, a recent study published in Microbiome has uncovered that SAR324 … sequenced community genomes and expressed gene transcripts (metagenomes, metatranscriptomes), as well as the genomes of …

… All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) commit to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s … values, which guide the relationships we nurture in our workplace and seek to establish with our … the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that …