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… A fungus relies on bacteria to regulate key components of its reproductive machinery The Science To better … with the fungi and bacteria, while the DOE JGI team sequenced and annotated a host genome (Rm ATCC 52813) as … This research was supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of …

… prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in environments with little or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To better understand the range of bacteria and archaea …

… On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science group held a  JGI Engagement: Accessing Functional Genomics Capabilities Webinar inviting researchers to … the researchers will receive a FedEx package with the sequenced, quality controlled population representing the … of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, on and around Earth outnumber the stars in the Milky Way, … of Science user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have collaborated with global researchers … collection of UViGs by identifying contiguous viral sequences (“contigs”) from thousands of ecologically diverse …

… (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that affect users and their … as well as proposal review procedures and the organization of the JGI Annual Meeting. Any investigator who has been …

… hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. … hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but these symbiotic interactions are …

… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE Joint … summer of 2014 has grown to a total of 75 with the inclusion of the 2023 cohort. Each of them has brought invaluable insights, thoughts, and explorations that has led to groundbreaking science and opportunities …

… The ocean depths are vast and dark. But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal … and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …

… Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … A collaborative team led by Joey Spatafora at Oregon State University, Jason Stajich at the University of … of binning methods, we were able to recover Olpidium sequences from the “contaminated” genome data with strong …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers … gaseous organic sulfur compounds in the atmosphere.  Beyond bacteria, this enzymatic machinery has potential as an … isolate it. The JGI provided a range of constructs based on sequences for MAR enzymes from different organisms to …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as … in order to get  M. elongata and  I. europaea  genomes sequenced and annotated for this study. The team found that, …

… genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new … mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. … genetic diversity in wild Lentinula species compared with farmed cultivars, highlighting a potential conservation …