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… of the comparative analysis platforms for microbial genomes and metagenomes (IMG). He became the Metagenomics Program head in 2010 and has the combined Microbial Genomes and Metagenomes Program since 2011. Prior to joining … Thousands of Small, Novel Genes. Cell. 178(5):1245-1259. Publications on Pubmed | Google Scholar …

… Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? … senior authors. “But this has been done most commonly in bacterial-based systems, and so one of the things that I … metabolic pathways that we plan to offer to users in the near term,” added JGI Director Nigel Mouncey . Hal Alper …

… user facility, report the discovery of a novel archaeum from a hot spring that has the genetic machinery to perform … separately. From these samples, 111 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were recovered, most of them archaea. The … metabolisms, they found that one of the MAGs contained the complete set of genes needed for hydrogen-dependent and …

… collection of publicly accessible metagenomic datasets from a wide variety of ecosystems around the world, … is a pioneer in metagenomic studies, recovering microbial genomes from biofilm samples at the Richmond Mine in Iron … nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications:  A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …

… species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a single host? Another wrinkle in the mystery is that viruses … their host indefinitely. Now, in studying a microbial mat from Cone Pool in Mono County, California, scientists have … virus had been infecting the cell. The team assembled 130 genomes from their sample — a small proportion of the …

… the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led … and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in generating … be applied in a number of ways including gathering a more complete view of a population’s genetic makeup and …

… a condition known as polyploidy. The multiple copies arise from past genome duplication, which occurs in two basic … developed a method to correctly identify polyploid subgenomes without needing to know the genomes of their … determining the evolutionary history of strawberries wasn’t completely accurate. “They took every single gene from …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science … When they tested the screen method on a microbial community from geothermal hot springs, they uncovered a novel … To validate the predicted cellulases from their captured genomes, the team then used DNA synthesis and cloning, …