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The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … stable isotope probing (SIP) proved to vastly reduce labor and improve results. Applying this method to … effects of climate change. The team’s study used samples from the area immediately surrounding AMF’s long filaments, …

… survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies. While CRISPR (Clustered … CRAGE allows for the transplanting of these BGCs from one organism into an alternate host via a landing pad …

… ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the … of microbial hosts that users can select to be engineered. “Piloting access to this emerging technology with JGI … relatives with the BGCs, JGI scientists could relieve BGCs from their former genetic repression, enabling scientists to …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … to break down polysaccharides. But scientists have wondered exactly how the microbial community carries out its … of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing …

In   April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25.  On March … The shelter-in-place order has since been extended statewide. In this brief captioned video, JGI Chief … of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing …

… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … bioeconomy. To accomplish this vision, an updated mission statement for the user facility sets out to support the … Nutrient cycling theme. Advancing the JGI’s ability to predict and respond to biogeochemical cycles, which builds on …

… laboratory ecosystems to help transition microbiome science from largely observational to reproducible mechanistic studies.  This conference is inspired by the vision of standardized fabricated ecosystems (EcoFABs) designed for …

JGI and the Workforce Development & Education department of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) … summer research collaborations through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Visiting Faculty Program (VFP) . The VFP … faculty members may invite up to two student participants from the faculty member’s home academic institution, one of …

Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … foreign genetic elements by incorporating short sequences from infecting viruses and phages. In these sequences are … the Probst lab used to search for and find 13 additional predicted viral  genomes . The team dubbed these viruses …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … their host indefinitely. Now, in studying a microbial mat from Cone Pool in Mono County, California, scientists have … characterize viral-host interactions. The team discovered that the mat’s viruses specialize to single hosts, and …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute … Interactions Science Focus Area. He has partnered with the JGI through several user programs. He’s … biology tools that can help produce value-added products from these systems. He’s worked with the JGI on various CSP …

UC Merced students and their JGI mentors toasted to the end of a nine-week virtual internship. The celebration was … began in 2014, pairs undergraduate and graduate students from UC Merced with at least one JGI mentor. Together, they … & Li Lei Lorenzo Scaturchio & Benjamin Cole Sarina Qin & Frederik Schulz Sidharth Babu & Zhong Wang   By Ashleigh Papp …