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… Methane Metabolism. Methane-producing archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over … recent studies now suggest the gene cluster predates this microbial group. Recently published in the Proceedings of … detected in samples collected by Stephen Quake’s team at Yellowstone National Park’s Obsidian Pool hot spring. The …

… Pictured from left: [Top row]: Emily G. Aguirre, Shauna M. Bennett, Laura Bogar, … call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and share our tools with a widening circle … metatranscriptomics and genome assembly to investigate microbial and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — …

… have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, … and new analysis methods are bringing this mobilome into light, and opening up new options for engineering these … about their recent work on a time series from Sweden’s Stordalen Mire. …

… Institute in Hanover, Germany, where he developed novel tools for large-scale in situ gene expression analysis in multicellular organisms. During his postdoctoral training at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, he developed and applied novel computational and …

… Trained on environmental data, a new JGI tool more accurately facilitates microbial genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate … analyze but also create DNA sequences mimicking an array of microbial life. By leveraging massive user-generated … User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic biology and microfluidics at the … operationalizing new genomic technologies, integrating automated liquid handling and bioinformatics pipelines to … Biology, University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral training in bioinformatics, Lawrence Berkeley National …

… underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support entire … researchers Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Emily St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …

… Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department … her institution and Bioenergy Research Centers. Sogin is a microbial ecologist at UC Merced, where her group focuses on the interactions between seagrasses, considered marine flowering plants, and their microbiomes. She is exploring the …

… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough … in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria … Combining genome and transcriptome information allowed the team to have a much more comprehensive picture of …