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Aureococcus genome project in Knoxville News Sentinel

The research team’s study focused on one particular strand of harmful algal blooms: Aureococcus anophagefferens. Originally, the team thought this strand would be found in the deep oceans, but the researchers discovered instead that it actually thrived in the human-affected conditions of the coastal regions. Read more at knoxnews.com [Read More]

Daphnia pulex project on LANL News Center

The journal Science has published the recently completed 200-million base-pair genome sequence of the water flea, Daphnia pulex. The DNA code is the largest number of genes ever recorded for a multicellular animal (more than in the human genome!), and one-third are of unknown function. Chris Detter of the Laboratory’s Genome Science and leader of… [Read More]

DOE JGI’s Community Sequencing Program Project Call in GenomeWeb

The Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute said today that it is now accepting letters of intent from researchers seeking to use the genomics technologies available through its Community Sequencing Program (CSP). JGI’s sequencing program provides the scientific community with access to a range of high-throughput technologies for use in large-scale sequence-based genomic projects that… [Read More]

Roberts Wesleyan College part of DOE JGI Undergraduate Research Program in Microbial Genome Annotation

The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has chosen Dr. David Roll, professor of biological chemistry and director of Forensic Science at Roberts Wesleyan College, as one of 18 collaborators nationwide to join its Undergraduate Research Program in Microbial Genome Annotation, the College announced today. Read more at the Roberts Wesleyan College news… [Read More]

Jonathan Eisen named 2011 Benjamin Franklin Laureate

Jonathan Eisen, a renowned open access advocate is awarded the tenth annual Benjamin Franklin award. This award, voted for by members of Bioinformatics.org, recognizes those providing free and open access to materials and methods in science.  More information here. [Read More]

Phil Hugenholtz on metagenomics and ecogenomics in Australian Life Scientist

In research published in Nature in 2007, Hugenholtz, along with collaborators from the California Institute of Technology and Diversa (now Verenium) Corporation, used metagenomics to detail the process by which a dry wood feeding termite, a Nasutitermes species, breaks down cellulose.  They generated 62 million base pairs – a “drop in the ocean by today’s… [Read More]

UCLA team makes isobutanol from cellulose on ScienceDaily

While there were many possible microbial candidates, the research team ultimately chose Clostridium cellulolyticum, which was originally isolated from decayed grass. The researchers noted that their strategy exploits the host’s natural cellulolytic activity and the amino acid biosynthetic pathway and diverts its intermediates to produce higher alcohol than ethanol. The researchers also noted that Clostridium… [Read More]

Around this time, Dey-Rao suggested that the department become involved in educational programs offered through the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute (JGI). In looking into these programs, Kostyniak concluded that they would be a good fit for university-level courses, as well as for high school courses aimed at stimulating students’ interest in science careers…. [Read More]

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DOE JGI’s microbial work and IMG on ESNet’s Network Matters

Microbes are single-cell organisms that live in colonies and can be found in nearly every corner of our planet, in places ranging from insects’ intestines to some of the most toxic chemical environments. The site for the most detailed information on the genetic makeup of these organisms only lives in one place – at the… [Read More]

Aureococcus genome project in Sify News

Algae play key roles in the global carbon cycle, sometimes helping sequester significant amounts of carbon but can also turn the ocean waters brown or green and disrupt an ecosystem. When billions of Aureococcus cells come together, they outcompete the other marine phytoplankton in the area, damaging the food chains in marine ecosystems as well… [Read More]