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… warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the … photosynthesizing organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for … to identify the microbes. And in order to determine what genes the algae were expressing, the team sequenced their …

… microbial communities could lead to the development of new biotechnologies around clean energy,  biofuels and … and other microorganisms that live there.  Researchers from Portland State University and the University of … archaea. Many of the samples shared a high prevalence of genes involved in sulfur and nitrogen metabolism, as well as …

Research in the Eloe-Fadrosh group focuses on using … approaches to identify and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. We develop computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial …

On the list of candidate bioenergy feedstocks, algae are tiny but mighty. An analysis in the 2017 Bioeconomy Report … stresses, and its transcriptome to learn more about which genes expression patterns. The analysis led to the … for controlling the lipid content of biofuels sourced from algae. The collaborative approach highlights how the …

… on the effective management and strategic objectives of the Program. The Committee serves as the Program's key external advisory panels and advocates of Program strategy, operations, and scientific relevance …

Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute … the trust of our stakeholders. These stakeholders range from scientists to members of the public whose tax dollars … support our continuing contributions to advancing the research ecosystem. Their trust hinges on sustaining our …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You … and what they do. Summary The name PhycoCosm stems from the Greek phykos , meaning seaweed. Seaweeds are algae, …

… over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  … enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress … scientists sequenced the genomes of four  Zygnematophyceae algae, which were isolated from diverse freshwater …

Data produced and released by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) are subject to … by those generating data. The JGI Data Policy applies to research data and analysis products (referred to as “data” … Proposals accepted before FY22 are transitioning away from producing use-restricted data. JGI proposals typically …

… by what’s called “find and grind”. So you would find some new source that you hadn’t explored before. Like, you know, … maybe it’s a new culture of a new bacteria that you pulled from the soil, maybe it’s, you know, we talked about … and actually get to the DNA sequence – sequences for the genes that code for the proteins that produce secondary …

… is a bacterial sacred metabolite, and ergot alkaloids come from fungi, and Taxol from plants. Plants, fungi, bacteria, … were a really common source for people to try to find new medicines for a long time. But we know now that most of … It’s an evolution of primary metabolism. So a lot of the genes and the DNA that’s used for secondary metabolism, they …

…  Learn about meetings the JGI is hosting:   … New Lineages of Life (NeLLi) … Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA)  … … represented at conferences year round; find out where our researchers will be presenting next. Learn about upcoming …