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… interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants … the day. At the Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on understanding how microbes can …

… analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can lead to changes in protein structures … genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of researchers reported on the largest analysis of 5mC …

… viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments all over the world, scientists have discovered … Nucleocytoviricota , these giant viruses boast larger genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, understanding of … isolated viruses in eukaryotic  microbial hosts. Lately, researchers have used culture-independent approaches to gain …