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… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A … and single-cell genomics, the vast majority of microbes that play key roles in global biogeochemical cycles remains … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are … to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic … score. The result is a genus-level host prediction tool that draws on the strengths of multiple virus-host …

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… Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) provide access to a variety of tools that leverage stable isotopes to measure carbon and nutrient flux, and identify microbes assimilating labeled compounds. During this … high-throughput sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these …

… and hydrothermal vents — where lively microbial communities thrive, and even support entire ecosystems. Hear from … St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …