Research Highlights
The vision and scope of the Genomics:GTL program encompasses research and technology projects from diverse scientific disciplines, attracting broad interest and support from researchers at universities, DOE national laboratories, and industry. GTL's challenge to the scientific community remains the further development and use of a broad array of innovative technologies and computational tools. These resources are needed to systematically leverage the knowledge and capabilities gained in DNA sequencing projects and bring us a step closer to biology-based solutions for important national energy and environmental needs. Highlights of progress in selected GTL-supported projects follow.
Highlights of Research in Progress to Accomplish Milestones
- Milestone 1: Sequences, Proteins, Molecular Complexes
- Milestone 2: Cell and Community Function, Regulation, and Dynamics
- Milestone 3: Computing
The Termite Gut: Nature’s Microbial Bioreactor for Digesting Wood and
Making Biofuels
Metagenomics: Opening a New Window onto Natural Microbial Communities
- Microbial Community Thriving in Acid Mine Drainage
- Snapshot of the Complex Microbial Communities in the Sargasso Sea
Transfer of Photosynthetic Genes Between Bacteria and Phages
Measuring Differential Expression of Cytochromes in the Metal-Reducing Bacterium Geobacter
New Imaging and Computational Tools Enable Investigations of Carbon Cycling in Marine Cyanobacteria
Genetic Regulation in Bacteria
Capturing and Characterizing Protein Complexes, the Workhorses of the Cell
Synechococcus Encyclopedia: Integrating Heterogeneous Databases and Tools for High-Throughput Microbial Analysis
- Combining Computational and Experimental Approaches to Enhance Shewanella Genome Annotation
- Physiologic, Genetic, and Proteome Response of Shewanella oneidensis to Electron Acceptors
Bacteria Use “Nanowires” to Facilitate Extracellular Electron Transfer
Harvesting Electricity from Aquatic Sediments with Microbial Fuel Cells
