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… Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms … This research was supported in part by the Allen Distinguished Investigator Program, …

… Data from marine heatwave event may foreshadow climate change impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers … tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The Blob.” The event was recorded … Research (SCOR), the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute, an Office of Science User Facility, …

… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, … the FICUS program to JEM and used resources at the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the Environmental Molecular …

… A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial species is made of four ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In the ocean’s North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, microbes tend …

… cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple … microbiology and ‘omics techniques to experimentally determine that Nanohaloarchaeota are symbionts, rather than free-living organisms as had been originally thought. The Impact The …

… Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A … and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been published. Analysis of the genome sequence … This work was supported by the Energy Biosciences Institute and the DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the waters and clouds of insects hover just above. Described as a “river of grass” …

… genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme … were subjected to one of three conditions during their lifecycles. In the pre-flowering drought condition, no water was …

… Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be spotted with … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the … their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae. But human-induced climate change , a new study suggests, is displacing these important cold-water communities of algae with …

… between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree falls in the forest — whether or not anyone registers the sound — one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest’s soil, hundreds of species decompose debris, … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI researchers and collaborators work to create FAIR … advances. Over the last two decades, Stable Isotope Probing (SIP) has opened vast windows into specific activities … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User …