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… into functional assessments. This is done by synthesizing genes, pathways, and whole chromosomes for bioenergy, … JGI Biodesign platform enables users to validate hypotheses generated from mining genomic data by designing and …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms …

… the genomes and predict the metabolic abilities of these microbes. The Impact This study illustrates how the research … at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of prokaryotes with fermentative metabolism … IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. They also searched IMG/M …

… of both plant and animal cells, it shares nearly 7,000 genes with other organisms (a third of those shared by both … and flowering plants). Its genome also contains hundreds of genes uniquely associated with carbon dioxide capture and the generation of biomass, making Chlamydomonas (affectionately …

… sequence for a line of sorghum, reference genomes have generated insight into drought tolerance, biomass production … for this plant. In other lines around the world, much more genetic diversity exists.  Now, researchers have brought … build a resource that demonstrates DNA sequence diversity, gene repertoire, and the phenotypic diversity across this …

… his PhD dissertation defense presentations and beyond. In 2018, a friend of his wife’s passed along an open postdoc …

… of course, the cells of other organisms. As they infect microbes like bacteria, algae and protists, all kinds of … and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these … key aspect of viruses in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, the JGI has …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the … of algae? You now have one place where you can browse the genetic blueprints of these photosynthetic organisms. … and have potential as biofuel feedstocks. Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us …

… they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across …

… secondary metabolites are produced by groups of genes known as biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs.) As reported in the recent Database … system known as IMG-ABC. That portal contained biosynthetic gene clusters and secondary metabolites information from …