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… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … intricate connections, and many, many moving parts. A lot of these moving parts are proteins — amino acid structures …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and bring them … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often loosely … integral to core nitrogen metabolism, this team built a phylogenetic tree using bioinformatic software called …

… event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The … This work was performed under the auspices of the Scientific Committee on Oceanographic Research …

… data, a new JGI tool more accurately facilitates microbial genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant … analyze but also create DNA sequences mimicking an array of microbial life. By leveraging massive user-generated …

… Congratulations to Susannah Tringe , one of eight scientists and engineers who received the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award , one of DOE’s highest honors! Tringe, a microbiologist, was recognized for “advances in sequence-based studies of microbial assemblies, revealing the roles of microbial …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … cell’s membrane. Two decades ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a …

… Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — from freshwater estuaries reshaped … degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s … CSP investigators,” said Tanja Woyke, Deputy Director of JGI’s User Programs. “Many of these projects are large in …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea flourish … adapt from marine to hypersaline conditions by studying the microbial communities in Antarctic lakes, some of which have … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea … get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … five oceanic regions. In doing so, they found a high degree of variability in the types of microorganisms that inhabit …

… JGI’s  PhycoCosm data portal , an interactive collection of sequenced algal genomes, omics data and comparative … on, there are 7 genomes on NCBI but your portal has only 2 of them. A: Watch the video (above) for the answer provided … would it be possible to add a feature to look for synteny of the target genome with itself, to identify regions that …