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… learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to … and a unique chronic infection cycle. “We’re not sure why we systematically manage to miss them; maybe it’s due to … first worked on a reference dataset that included genome sequences known to be affiliated with the Inoviridae. “What …

… 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, researchers have been able to look into soybean’s strengths – along with a fungus that …

… such as efficiently using dwindling water resources and restoring and maintaining healthy soils – are at the heart of sustaining food and bioenergy security for a steadily … User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to help drive discoveries that will …

… The JGI was honored to host some of the brightest minds in genetics as part of … Jill Banfield approached Doudna with repeated genetic sequences (already known as CRISPR) that came up in her … a better idea of how these tiny interactions shape  carbon cycling in the ocean.   “So very interesting to think, how …

… A metagenomic look at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After … which microbes in the soil persist after a wildfire — and why they thrive — gives forest managers more avenues to … builds on the pyrophilous fungi the JGI has previously sequenced , and provides a powerful snapshot of what soils …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in … to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic … kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to their hosts is crucial to understanding what …

… Trubl, a virologist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, wants to understand how viruses impact the release of greenhouse gases from Arctic permafrost. But to see what …

… virologist and postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is using bioinformatics and isotopes to track how viruses influence the flow of carbon in permafrost.  …

… A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator proposal was recently approved through the JGI Community Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient …

… decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to … genomic biodiversity. Using publicly available genome sequence data generated over the past three decades, their … art of hands-on microbiology and experimental validation.  Microbes run the world, playing key roles in regulating …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding … hosts. In doing so, they influence ecosystem-level nutrient cycling and carbon storage. For example, the marine algae  … This work was conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …