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… Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental … cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial communities that contribute to carbon cycling, and … help researchers better understand the factors controlling microbial symbiotic relationships. Summary Symbiotic …

… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National … science, energy conversion and water treatment as well as microbial ecology with a focus on metabolism and ecosystem … and the BSISB director.  The JGI’s Tanja Woyke, head of the Microbial Genomics Program, is enthusiastic about new …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how … functions. It plays an important role in regulating microbial cellulose production and biofilm formation, which … Science Program (CSP) . The Impact Cyclic di-GMP controls microbial colonization, which can affect pathogenic and …

… focused on the conifer needle microbiome. The phyllosphere, which is known as the aerial surface of plants, is a … do on the leaf surface. More specifically, they found that microbial community composition and functional potential … chemicals and surface polymers as metabolic substrates. Microbial community composition varied across both sites and …

… for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine microbial chemical production. The Science Soil bacteria in … of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the growth medium caused Streptomyces coelicolor to activate … a blueprint that engineers can use to design more efficient microbial factories. Identifying specific genes, regulatory …

… to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy … fungi synthesize molecules that are sources of new chemical diversity; the team identified what looked to be three …

… of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient … and insights into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year (perenniality). The … wild Miscanthus lineages to better understand the genetic diversity of the grass, which could help in optimizing …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One …

… since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the summer of 2014 has grown to a total of …

… Andreas Guerrero, Michelle Hulin, Aditya Kunjapur, Seung Hwan (Allen) Lee, Han Li; [Below] Anne-Frances Miller, Xuefeng (NIck) Peng, Amy K. Schmid, … research to develop  applications ranging from engineering microbial enzymes that unlock novel biochemical pathways, to …

… Six new members have been elected to the User Executive Committee … with interests in understanding which processes change biodiversity, and how these changes affect the dynamics and … her institution and Bioenergy Research Centers. Sogin is a microbial ecologist at UC Merced, where her group focuses on …

… Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national … Nevada mountain range since 2014 to learn more about the microbial responses and feedbacks to warming through the … interact below the ground, influencing the production of microbial greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds. …