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… and met local wildlife (a marmot!) as they’ve sampled the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These lakes are isolated, …

…   For years, researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, …

… years where he was a driving force behind the development of numerous genomic resources that fostered the widespread adoption of Brachypodium distachyon as an experimental model for the … to experimental manipulation in the laboratory because of its compact genome, diploid nature, self compatibility, …

… for outstanding achievements in science, technology, and diversity/inclusion by the annual  HPCwire Readers’ and … Choice Awards . NERSC, JGI, ESnet are U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facilities. The HPCwire … to assemble, for the first time these large environmental  microbial data sets for JGI users, which include projects …

… Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, Tingting Xiang and … and developing RNA barcoding systems to optimize microbial bioreactors. This genomic research creates new … in extreme environments to engineered microbiomes that accelerate biomass processing. This year’s portfolio …

… 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us dial back their emissions, while still …

… underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support entire …

… to aid with genome assembly and transcriptome analysis of microbial, fungal, and plant research projects.  More … but currently require input in the ~ 30 – 100ng range. Note that beyond quantity, input quality (i.e., presence of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… for users requiring multiple omics methods to examine microbial chemical production. The Science Soil bacteria in … chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under … described in a recent issue of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the growth medium caused Streptomyces …

… further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … describe the functions of the biosynthetic gene clusters that produce them. The Impact Secondary metabolites are …

… In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the … and Mark Soghomonian share what it was like to take on one of these genomes.  …

… Programs, he focuses on the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at the JGI. Dr. Visel received his … methods for elucidating the gene regulatory landscape of vertebrate genomes, which led to the discovery of thousands of genetic switches implicated in developmental …