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… joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, … … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, University of Tokyo PhD, … H, Mouncey NJ. New keys to unlock the treasure trove of microbial natural products. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2021 …

… debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year — and there’s more to come in 2020. Researchers at … with an email in 2018.  Tanja Woyke , who leads the  Microbial Program at the JGI, received a message from Andrea … three Genome Watch articles. “Given the great expertise in microbial genomics and metagenomics of the …

… raising these animals also produces an atmosphere-warming gas: methane. Those emissions mainly come from gut microbes — … archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us …

… have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … aim is identifying chemical compounds that could inhibit microbial methane production. Another effort is in using microbial understanding to formulate a vaccine for …

… joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of … in the ocean. Later during his postdoctoral work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he developed a high … that reveals in situ functional activities of specific microbial groups within complex communities.  The Microscale …

JGI! They are among those recognized by Clarivate Analytics as “true pioneers in their fields over the last decade, … that led to the release of 52,515 publicly-available microbial draft genomes generated from environmental samples … Program, and already available on the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform. Nikos …

… researcher at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Recently, Lawrence, in … of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how microbial and bacteria communities influence the … “This makes it one of the most efficient carbon-sucking ecosystems on the planet,” Lawrence said. For Lawrence, this …

… zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. … corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize synthesizes these compounds via clear, …

As part of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC … Applied Math; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Zhong Wang) Victoria Arias (Major: Applied Math; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roummel Marcia) … Sciences; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tanja Woyke) Kyle Kabasares (Major: Physics; Faculty Mentor: Dr. Linda Hirst) …

… looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match characteristics — … crops more efficiently in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely on enzymes that have been …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … pressure on retaining the flagellum in the terrestrial ecosystems. Unfortunately, neither paper was able to resolve … known fossil record of land plants and evolved in early microbial biocrust environments.     … The U.S. Department …

… interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, compare … tools created by JGI researchers, including the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system for microbial and metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative …