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… are complex organisms that harbor a fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and … and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered tools to study this complexity, … experimental characterization methods, in addition to bioinformatics tools to elucidate phage function in this …
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… to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences. A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter … in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA viruses in large data sets, their work … Lab) describe a computational pipeline that can specifically scan for those snowflakes, or RNA virus sequences. …
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… also co-located in the IGB. Vision Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide … to realize our new vision to, “ Lead genomic innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy ” — as articulated in our new …
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… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock crops. Summary A plant is … the framework of CSP 1974 “1KFG: Deep-sequencing of ecologically relevant Dikaria”. This work was supported by funds to …
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… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and … Association mapping led the team to identify a gene called Less Shattering 1 (SvLes1); gene editing studies led …
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… and other omics technologies. The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational … advances in management, processing and visualization of “big data,” and artificial Intelligent/machine learning … analysis and interpretation is creating new opportunities for breakthrough discoveries and catalyzing a major …
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… Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … fresh organic carbon which can serve as a food source for other microbes into the environment. Summary In J. R. R. … viruses and phages. In these sequences are virus fragments called spacers, that indicate repelled attempts to infect …
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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio ALISON: Hey! I’m Alison Takemura at the US … a special kind of plant metabolism. This metabolism, called crassulacean acid metabolism, or CAM — that’s C-A-M, …
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… the JGI’s Emerging Technologies Opportunity Program (ETOP) , researchers have developed and improved upon a tool … been utilizing metagenomics as a way to study a collection of hard-to-culture microbes, but the efficacy of this … a team of researchers has been working on improving methods for isolating and characterizing entire microbial genomes …
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… Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … discovery pipeline and enrichment metagenomics for terrestrial protists. These approaches enable novel …
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… 21-23, 2023, attendees joined the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting. A wide array of invited … is wild,” and admitting, “friends give me a hard time for that.” But the title brought him back to his first … lens. This led to the development of a technique called quantitative Stable Isotope Probing, or qSIP — watch …
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