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… why she works on this alga, how researchers managed to sequence its genome, and what it has to teach us about other organisms – … in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … Micro-Scale Applications head Rex Malmstrom and Metagenome Program head Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh outline more … recent Nature Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach …

Antarctic algae need their vitamins; zinc fuels some of their most important functions. Even in the chilly waters … researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … collaboration, in 2017, they published the first genome sequence of a cold-adapted microalga: the diatom …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … lysogeny, they can insinuate themselves inside the host’s genome, living quietly and replicating with their host … National Laboratory, used single-cell sequencing to sequence both a cell’s genome and detect accompanying viral …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … of these methanogenic microorganisms was narrowed to a type of archaea called  Euryarchaeota . These ancient, … enabled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of … Frontiers Group, the National Science Foundation (MCB-1244557 to J.A.D.) and the Lawrence Berkeley National …

… with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory … in Streptomyces coelicolor . The Impact As an integrative genome science user facility, connecting genes to functions … the 5’-ends by 5’-end sequencing, from which those promoter sequences recognized by a given sigma factor are inferred. …

…   Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from potential users … and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function.  Below find a list of the six researchers accepted for 2023. Proposals are accepted year-round; the next deadline …

…   Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for state-of-the-art functional genomics research from reseachers who … and omics capabilities to enhance understanding of gene and genome function. Tapping into these functions allows … Below find a list of the nine researchers accepted for 2024. Proposals are accepted year-round; the next deadline …