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… on genomic science projects that address sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, leveraging systems-based approaches to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, global carbon … and nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry — questions of relevance to DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental …

… work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome sequences. This opportunity, provided by the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI …

… analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those … associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and inter-organismal … microorganisms, by sequencing large populations of bacteria and archaea in their natural environments using …

Secondary Metabolites Program focuses on the exploration of secondary metabolites across bacteria, fungi, algae and … advantages to the organisms producing them, and are often involved in defense, nutrient acquisition and … to express hundreds of transcription factors and determine their binding sites across multiple genomes. …

… green millet (Setaria viridis), a small model grass with a short lifecycle that uses a carbon fixation process known as … there are genes out there that affect this phenotype.’”  Results from A “Massive Amount” of Sequencing  Seed … also identified a gene associated with leaf angle, which determines how much sunlight leaves can get and in turn serves …

… likely not an inovirus. But if these nearby genes are both short and novel, then that’s a very good indicator that it is a genuine inovirus.” After Roux manually curated the results and refined the algorithm, the search tool combed … were being targeted by their hosts’ own CRISPR-Cas systems, termed “self-targeting,” and yet still survived. The …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  Brad Moore, UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. (Courtesy of B. Moore) DAN: This is the …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … and dissimilatory sulfite reduction. Presenting the Results The Boca Raton A-Level AICE Biology Class was invited to present the results of their efforts during the Energy, Earth and …