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… in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science facility, have increased the number of … datasets in JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which includes  IMG/VR (for …

… Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, Tingting Xiang and … enzymes discovered in extreme environments to engineered microbiomes that accelerate biomass processing. This year’s … the research consortium aims to generate over a terabase of sequence. “We are thrilled to support this year’s CSP …

… Kumar Gautam, Gareth Gillard, Audrey Goeckner, Jennifer Goff, Sarah Gonzalez Henao, Yang Hai, Julia G. Harenčár, … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and … plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — from Antarctic soils and Icelandic hydrothermal systems to coastal wetlands …

… JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  Community Science Program (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … organic compounds through photosynthesis, but only a fraction have been sequenced.  Adriana Lopes dos Santos from …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … for breaking down biomass use aerobic methods (those using oxygen) to remove lignin and transform the remaining … wasn’t quite accurate, and maybe anaerobic fungi living in soils or the guts of livestock were more capable than …

… campus. Organized every two years since 2018, the goal of this symposium is to bring together a “Viral Ecogenomics” … uncultivated viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore … be held on Nov. 18 in the Tilden room and open-air patio of the same building.  The symposium will include a mix of …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a boxful of lures. Designed … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Using a single-cell screen, they can now identify microbes … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… 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 …

… Twice a year, the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program awards … and the interactions of plants with their associated microbiomes. Tringe was also Kaze’s mentor during her 2018 … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the genome. “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer host-engineering for our users,” says JGI Director Nigel Mouncey. Using CRAGE, JGI has established a portfolio of microbial …