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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]

Nikos Kyrpides on microbial genomics

Microbes contribute to manifold human endeavors ranging from bioenergy to agriculture to medicine. Moreover, they make the Earth’s biogeochemical cycles go round, a prerequisite for all life on the planet. Exceedingly numerous, they are also extremely diverse, encompassing most of Earth’s total biodiversity. So it should come as no surprise to find that two-thirds of… [Read More]

Community genome project on MSNBC

The genomes of 17 different ants, fungi and bacteria that eat through hundreds of pounds of leaf matter a year could ultimately lead to new techniques for making biofuels. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, the Joint Genome Institute and Emory University are sequencing the first-ever community genome, searching for clues to how what’s essentially… [Read More]

UW-M/JGI ant collaboration on Cleantech.com

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, the Joint Genome Institute and Emory University have been tracking the symbiotic relationship between the three groups of organisms in the rainforest. Together, the three can consume 880 pounds of dry leaves a year, maximizing the energy harnessed from the leaves through a bioreactor process refined over 50 million… [Read More]

JGI on Forbes.com

Unraveling Genes Walnut Creek, Calif. Another Silicon Valley scientific attraction has little to do with the innards of computers, and everything to do with the building blocks of humans. At laboratories like the Joint Genome Institute, the human genome was deciphered. The techniques used for the Human Genome Project are now applied to fish, animals,… [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]

JGI/UW-M leaf cutter ant project on Discovery News

The genomes of 17 different ants, fungi and bacteria that eat through hundreds of pounds of leaf matter a year could ultimately lead to new techniques for making biofuels. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin, the Joint Genome Institute and Emory University are sequencing the first-ever community genome, searching for clues to how what’s essentially… [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]

GenomeWeb’s InSequence looks at CSP 2010 projects

Both 454’s and Illumina’s sequencing technologies will play important roles in 71 new genomic sequencing projects that the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute announced yesterday for its 2010 Community Sequencing Program. According to a statement from the Walnut Creek, Calif.-based institute, JGI’s “recent transition to new sequencing technologies” has almost quintupled the amount of… [Read More]

AgResearch rumen project on Voxy.co.nz

Biofuel production from agricultural wastes and more food from ruminant animals with lower environmental impacts are more likely now AgResearch has successfully applied to a prestigious US institution to have the DNA of microbes within the forestomach (rumen) of these animals sequenced. AgResearch scientists Christina Moon, Graeme Attwood and their team applied to the US… [Read More]