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… efforts to expand the metabolomics capabilities and product offerings for JGI users.  Using cutting-edge mass … techniques, the platform delivers rich metabolite profiles from diverse biological and environmental samples in support of user science.  Capabilities offered by the platform are a …

… for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes contribution of scholarship in the field of microbiology and is awarded … dark matter”–that uncultured and unknown majority of microbes in, on and around the planet–through techniques …

… Joint Genome Institute (JGI) accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from scientists who … biodesign and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Understanding these functions … that unlock novel biochemical pathways, to exploring how microbes metabolize and mobilize rare earth elements and …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … the dispersed oil.   Terry Hazen on Oceanospirillales microbes   Terry Hazen Perspective on the Deepwater Horizon …

… Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, Tingting Xiang and … the research consortium aims to generate over a terabase of sequence. “We are thrilled to support this year’s CSP … approaches to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, and understanding of …

…   Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Desert Research Institute, the … 2025 NeLLi Symposium delves into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of … Symposium will take place at The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The poster …

… researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use … process called fermentation. To better understand the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of … the genomes and predict the metabolic abilities of these microbes. The Impact This study illustrates how the research …

… in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade” by … the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within them. … and evaluates multiple predictions to reliably match viruses with their archaea and bacteria hosts.  Jeremy …

… annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … paradoxus at high temperatures (39°C/102°F). The Impact One of the challenges in understanding wild populations is that … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … surface where algae grow. Armed with a better understanding of the alga’s stress resistance and ability to adapt to … how life thrives in the Arctic, and how different types of microbes form communities. As temperatures fluctuate, salt …

… A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy peatlands, which hold much of the Earth’s carbon as well as material that can be … and have very little oxygen, which is tough on the type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants …

… 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 different methods; …