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… further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies. While CRISPR … that produce them. The Impact Secondary metabolites are microbial compounds produced in response to hardship or …

Congratulations to the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers at the JGI! They are among those recognized by … that led to the release of 52,515 publicly-available microbial draft genomes generated from environmental samples … Program, and already available on the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform. Nikos …

… reported January 28, 2019 in Nature Communications , two research teams joined forces and data sets to describe … of the significance of endosymbiosis in evolution of eukaryotes, and Saganbacteria were named for Carl Sagan, … researchers from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Microbial Genome Program head Tanja Woyke of the U.S. …

… microbes are no exception. Back in 2011, JGI-supported researchers published a paper in the journal Science. It … from environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their … Using samples of rumen-digested switchgrass, researchers isolated and sequenced DNA from rumen microbes …

… grass that adroitly handles droughts, floods and poor soils. This is the first paper that describes sorghum’s … The field experiment is led by a consortium involving researchers from the University of California (UC), Berkeley, … of Agriculture P­­lant Gene Expression Center, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of …

… watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper , researchers describe a dataset of microbial genomes sampled from rivers covering 90% of the … a community science river sampling program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The JGI sequenced over 1,000 …

… to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and from PIs who … of desert grasslands to the metabolic savviness of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean …

… engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their … As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern University describe a two-pronged approach that …

… process these little makers rely on to survive. Now, new research enabled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, … Lab (EMSL), another DOE user facility located at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. “Without a culture, or …

Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers , which includes 10 affiliated with the JGI . The … Animal Science and Molecular Biology & Genetics categories Microbial Systems research group lead and User Programs … of switchgrass plants in 10 different field sites on a north-south gradient across the United States. Go here to …

… as well as atmospheric carbon dioxide.  Summary Researchers sequenced 11 samples from Asia–Australasia and 13 … was a global collaboration that brought together 39 researchers from eight different countries. Genome and … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). … This research was supported by the NSF awards DEB- 1456588 to D.H. …