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… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea … have learned to adapt from marine to hypersaline conditions by studying the microbial communities in Antarctic lakes, … of the strain variation appeared related to defense against viruses. Experiments infecting H. lacusprofundi with an …

… part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a … four sharpening the axe.” In this study,  published in  Metabolic Engineering , a team of researchers likewise honed … work? The project was a multi-institutional effort led by then-graduate student Cory Schwartz and his advisor Ian …

… Developing and validating an integrated approach to genome recovery … the efficacy of this approach would be greatly increased by having the ability to reconstruct complete genomes of … of community members and their genome-encoded metabolic capabilities and interactions. Supported by JGI’s …

… 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 …

… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health … species and sites, reflecting ecological patterns shaped by both local conditions and the movement of microbes … chemical defense chemicals and surface polymers as metabolic substrates. Microbial community composition varied …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes … from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine … view of a population’s genetic makeup and identifying viruses interacting with these populations. Development of …

… Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, the cotton fields look like … field, growers can easily distinguish the cotton species by traits such as flower color, plant height, or fiber … Science “The results described in this  Nature Genetics publication will facilitate deeper understanding of cotton …

… In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. These students analyze the genomes, write reports, and publish first-author papers, making the data available for future research. Hear from Rekha …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user facility … past decade in gene regulatory network projects supported by the CSP, and as part of microbiome research involving the … technology. His research foci have been genomics, metabolic engineering, synthetic biology of non-model …