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… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their potential contributions to … By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its natural environment, …

… JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell University, and Jana U’Ren (pronounced “you-wren”) of the University of Arizona! They join nine other JGI users …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … is displacing these important cold-water communities of algae with warm-adapted ones, a trend that threatens to … point to this fundamental observation of cold and warm microbial networks, and just how clear and stark the …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … them to close relatives who don’t engage in the lichen lifestyle. The team’s results appear in  BMC Genomics . To …

… 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 … available metagenomic datasets in JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  … the last 40,000 years. The Impact Eelgrass represents one of the largest carbon sinks in the ocean — occupying just …

… in sequences affect traits. In a text file, the rows of letters A, T, C and G appearing over and over in a dizzying array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). And one of the tools that researchers can apply to study the transcription …

… Highlighting the latest interactive version of the JGI’s plant data portal. On August 6, 2021,  version 12 of Phytozome will be retired, and  version 13 will become … and there are now much more powerful and flexible tools available for building high performance user …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … varieties that have high productivity across a range of environments is becoming increasingly important for food, … puzzle with just 50 pieces. The combination of new genetic tools and experimental gardens allow researchers to detect …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … Sorghum stands out as a candidate feedstock for biofuels thanks to its drought and flood hardiness. Even with …

… A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research enabled by the JGI … and synthesis work. This is where the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …