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… wants to understand how viruses impact the release of greenhouse gases from Arctic permafrost. But to see what they’re doing, he …

… and bioenergy crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from metagenomes. He also demonstrates briefly how to …

… A new approach for improving functional annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … our understanding of fungal diversity by sequencing genomes from across the fungal Tree of Life, but they also highlight …

… The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the soybean, Glycine max. With a full genome sequence, … threatens this important crop. Hear more about that work from researchers Gary Stacey (University of Missouri), Peter …

… an attractive addition to your garden and a potential fuel for the future. But, to be competitive in the market, both … Miscanthus will need some upgrades. In this episode, hear from scientists working on understanding Miscanthus biology …

… The Sequence to Function: Applications and Analysis for the Future (SFA²F) meeting brings together established and emerging scientists from academia, industry, and government organizations for three days of scientific presentation, interactive panel discussions, …

… This is the third and final episode of our series on a giant metagenome assembly from Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota. In the last two episodes, we’ve covered the specialized software and supercomputers behind this project. But every …

… This summer, the DOE JGI hosted 10 interns who came from a wide range of backgrounds. Many of them spent the summer crunching … analyses at their desks. As part of the DOE JGI’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the sciences, …

… Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great … collaboration with our friends at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.       …

… Lake Mendota sits right next to the University of Wisconsin, Madison. And Trina McMahon's lab has been sampling the microbes of that lake for over 20 years, to understand how the freshwater … next 3 episodes are the story behind that giant assembly from Lake Mendota. In this episode: the software evolution …

… An article summarizing the field of viral metagenomics, authored by JGI researchers Lee … Since early 2020, people all over the world have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to … DNA or RNA contained in a sample that has been collected from any kind of environment you can think of – animal …