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… JGI staff, collaborators and users to see how software and supercomputing capabilities have evolved to enable … The Lake Mendota data set was run through the assembler MetaHipMer2. The computing program enables a more detailed … Part 3: Boating Out to David Buoy — How did the mega dataset from Lake Mendota come together? We learn how …

… Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In this episode: a look at the supercomputing that stitches together large datasets with the assembler program MetaHipMer2. Oak Ridge National Lab is home to two …

… develop computational approaches to sift through thousands of metagenomes for signatures of viruses and novel microbial lineages, and reconstruct … and viral diversity, leading to a better understanding of microbial communities and ecosystem function.  The … Our research focuses on the assembly of metagenomic sequence data into microbial genomes, which …

… Hey, everyone! Welcome to the “Self Promotion Episode” of Natural Prodcast. A little bit of a bonus episode, since I’m off schedule, but this is an … about microbiology and natural products from the Great Salt Lake, and you’re going to learn, like me, what a “haboob” …

… Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, … And Trina McMahon's lab has been sampling the microbes of that lake for over 20 years, to understand how the …

… This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve covered the …

… research is focused on the discovery and characterization of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and … to identify new divergent lineages and expand the Tree of Life. We then investigate the coding potential to find … Exploring the fascinating world of giant viruses, which challenge our understanding of viral …

… functional genome annotation, improves understanding of the role small molecules play in diverse biological … sheds light on nutrient cycling, and leads to the discovery of new molecules and pathways. The JGI Metabolomics Platform … as well as different types of environments (e.g. soil, lake).  A wide range of metabolites are identified using …

… work with undergraduates in the analysis and publication of the claimed genome sequences. This opportunity, provided … by the Joint Genome Institute, builds upon thousands of microbial genomes that have been sequenced by the JGI though not formally analyzed or published.  The purpose of the program is to: Build curiosity and illustrate the …

… analysis techniques to explore the vast and diverse world of microbes. Studying bacteria and archaea, including those … associated with microeukaryotes, enhances our understanding of terrestrial biogeochemical cycling and inter-organismal … The program aims to generate high-quality genomic datasets, particularly for uncultivated microorganisms, by …

… are complex organisms that harbor a fantastic diversity of cell types and associated organisms, including fungal and … and are influenced by microbial partners. We use a variety of genomics-powered tools to study this complexity, … fungi, viruses. Resident viruses can be found in a myriad of bacterial strains, whereby they can modulate host …

… Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between … data set will help identify how different elements of the ecosystem interact and respond to changes in the … their genetic diversity. They hold economic value as both biofuel feedstock and their role in carbon sequestration. …