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… at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR systems, which help bacteria … resist foreign genetic elements by incorporating short sequences from infecting viruses and phages. In these sequences are …

… scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of … Amplification to generate enough DNA to put on a sequencer. As previously mentioned, it’s a method that’s … assembly. So while researchers are confident all the DNA sequences came from one cell, including components like …

… processes for the first time. By collecting data from 27 different poplar ( Populus trichocarpa ) trees, as … Summary The 27 samples studied by researchers came from two environments: natural forests and plantations … genes-to-ecosystems research … Datasets … Datasets … From our partners …

… focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and environmental samples to identify and characterize genomic information from uncultivated microbes and viruses. Prior to joining the … Member, Duke University (2018-2020) Section Head, Microbial Evolution & Genomics, F1000Prime Reviewer for major journals …

… is a division of labor by these bacterial groups. But why the strain variability? The authors think the reason may … One other finding that interested the authors was that an evolutionary analysis of  Bifidobacterium strains in honey … don’t make honey; they hibernate in winter instead. So, evolutionarily, it might make sense that honey bees have a …