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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 … as an energy source.  Until recently, our understanding of these methanogenic microorganisms was narrowed to a type …

… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More … own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The abundance of oxygen shaped the evolution of life on Earth, and led to … to gain and harness energy. As reported January 28, 2019 in Nature Communications , two research teams …

… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the … out and characterize uncultivated viruses. For instance, a 2018 study from a JGI-led team uncovered giant viruses in …

… In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is located in one of those counties. The shelter-in-place order has since been … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

… insights from metagenomic data. In deep learning, a branch of machine learning, data is passed through algorithms … into multiple interconnected layers. The architecture of these algorithms, inspired by communication networks … found in nature, allows machines to “learn” features. State of the art algorithms can perform astonishing degrees of …

… Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters of Antarctica, tiny ocean-dwellers called phytoplankton play … Science Program (CSP) .  Through this collaboration, in 2017, they published the first genome sequence of a …

… All Berkeley Lab Employees and Affiliates. When: August 29th, 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Panel discussion, … Brewing, Walnut Creek Where:  Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek Featuring a casual, … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

… JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the … after countless generations of sequencing platforms (up to 120 sequencing machines at maximum) maintained by a workforce … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

… archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global methane production. They are thought to use billions of tons of the carbon dioxide trapped in biomass each year … three pathways for methanogenesis: hydrogen-dependent and CO2-reducing, or hydrogenotrophic (most common); …

… into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse 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 …

… a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers has found numerous examples of polycistronic … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …

… Biology (CSMB) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.   On March 2, 2021, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory hosted … on “Integrated Multi-omics Analyses for the Prediction of Metabolic Flux in. Lignin Conversion”       … related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. The JGI provides integrated …