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New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in … mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. …

You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for novel … who have not led any previously accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science … and environmental DNA sequencing to explore microbial and plant interactions across unique ecosystems, …

JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … to as natural products, the proposal includes plans to sequence several thousand Actinobacteria strains and then … The work builds upon a pilot project to sequence antimicrobial-producing strains. Established by Handelsman, Tiny …

… genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is a … characteristics. When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they … can uncover more about cellulose-degrading microbes. The new technique is another tool for microbial ecologists to …

… registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species … at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) sequenced 1 trillion bases — a terabase — of soil RNA for … and dead organisms to free up their nutrients; mycorrhizal symbionts shuttle water and nutrients to trees; plant …

The JGI welcomes three new members to their User Executive Committee (UEC) – Jack … serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist Gilbert at the University of California …

… school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … the latest molecular techniques to learn more about the microbial communities in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee … “When I originally envisioned the project of the class, I knew that I wanted them to write a final paper that  could be …

… . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to … metabolized in filamentous fungi. The work also suggests a new approach to gene annotation, which then can be explored … (CSP 982), and funds from the Fred E. Dickinson Chair of Wood Science and Technology to N.L.G.. V.W.W. was partially …

… cohesive data standards, the JGI partners with a number of facilities.  … Through its partnership with NERSC and the … to facilitate these efforts. Particular areas of emphasis will be the development of tools and … for microbiome data science, and the development of new informatics tools specifically optimized for …