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… environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make products such as proteins, and the mechanisms for … and itaconic acid to see how the cell-free system allowed them to increase the productivity rates for pathways …

… engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical output due to growth and viability constraints. Cell extracts provide … and itaconic acid to see how the cell-free system allowed them to increase the productivity rates for pathways …

… High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria … automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published in the  … SIP places samples into standardized microwell plates, allowing them to be processed at a larger scale through …

… that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … organisms (a third of those shared by both humans and flowering plants). Its genome also contains hundreds of genes … with Merchant’s lab and second author on the paper, studied viral genetics and gene therapy before self-training himself …

… Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers … exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When … a whole community is impossible.  Metagenomic sequencing allows researchers to study the entire genetic makeup of these …

… Matt is broadly interested in the interactions between microbial life and environment, and using metagenomics to study these complex natural systems. Microbial communities living in hard-to-reach places that …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea … crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in the sea to get any sunlight, and yet they still … in the Earth’s crust and reacts with very hot rocks below, becoming an extremely hot, mineral-rich hydrothermal …

… Dr. Grigoriev joined the JGI in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley and work in … National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He … the Fungal & Algal Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major …