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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]

Gene prediction algorithm PRODIGAL

With our years of experience in manually curating genomes for the Joint Genome Institute, we developed a new gene prediction algorithm called Prodigal (PROkaryotic DYnamic programming Gene-finding ALgorithm). With Prodigal, we focused specifically on the three goals of improved gene structure prediction, improved translation initiation site recognition, and reduced false positives. We compared the results… [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]