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Stressed metagenome study on Pollution Online

“We are looking to better understand the evolution of microbes in the groundwater plume,” Watson said. “The microbes that can break down nitrate into nitrogen can have a long-term benefit toward attenuating the plume.”  Watson added that researchers particularly want to better understand the genetic makeup of microbes that can metabolize oxidized forms of uranium… [Read More]

Stressed metagenome study on Water Tech Online

Conducted by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the University of Oklahoma, the study aims to develop biologically based methods for reducing the level of contaminants in groundwater, the article stated. “We are looking to better understand the evolution of microbes in the groundwater plume,” said… [Read More]

Stressed ORR metagenome study on ArticleAnt

Microorganisms can indeed live in extreme environments, but the ones that do are highly adapted to survive and little else, according to a collaboration that includes Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the University of Oklahoma.  The metagenomic study of a “stressed” microbial community in groundwater near a… [Read More]

JGI/ORNL metagenome study on ScienceDaily

Microorganisms can indeed live in extreme environments, but the ones that do are highly adapted to survive and little else, according to a collaboration that includes Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the University of Oklahoma. The metagenomic study of a “stressed” microbial community in groundwater near a… [Read More]

JGI and Obama’s 2011 Budget on GenomeWeb

Under the White House’s proposed budget for 2011, the US Department of Energy expects to receive a total of $322 million next fiscal year for its Biological Systems Science Research (BSSR) efforts, including $69.3 million for the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), an increase of less than one percent over the $69 million JGI received for… [Read More]

New IMG tutorial suites

OpenHelix today announced the availability of new tutorial suites on Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG), Integrated Microbial Genomes with Microbiome Samples (IMG/M), NCBI Viral Genomes and Viral Bioinformatics Resource Center (VBRC). IMG is a data management platform for analyzing microbial genomes sequenced by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) of the U.S. Department of Energy and including… [Read More]

Texan termite hindgut project part of JGI’s CSP 2010

Dr. Jorge Rodrigues, a University of Texas at Arlington microbiologist, has been selected for a highly competitive genome sequencing project by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute. Rodrigues will sequence the genome of a microorganism isolated from a termite’s hindgut as part of an effort to identify solutions to climate change. The Joint… [Read More]

DOE JGI’s Phil Hugenholtz at “Microbes at UQ” Symposium

Keynote speaker Dr Phil Hugenholtz will be describing recent advances in the metagenomic analysis of the microbial communities within the termite hind-gut, following on from work published in Nature in 2007. The stomachs of termites actually harbor a gold mine of microbes that have now been tapped as a rich source of enzymes for improving… [Read More]

NZ’s Federated Farmers comments on AgResearch/JGI project

“Ultimately this is about taking the gas out of the gas,” said Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers President. “By identifying what organisms and enzymes are involved in an animal’s digestive process, there’s real potential to see less waste but more productivity from farm animals. “AgResearch deserves major credit for working with JGI to undertake this research… [Read More]

NZ Federated Farmers laud AgResearch/DOE JGI collaboration

Federated Farmers is praising AgResearch for partnering with the United States Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI), to sequence the DNA of microbes found in the rumen of farm animals. Don Nicolson, Federated Farmers President, says that by identifying what organisms and enzymes are involved in an animal’s digestive process, there is real potential… [Read More]