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… National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at University of Florida and UCLA he has worked with a wide range of … of Cambridge., Microbial molecular biology Post-doctoral positions  – University of Florida; University of …

… Kaushal Sharma, one of five Antioch High School rising juniors who participated … program is now an author on a Nucleic Acids Research publication. The paper describes the version 6 data updates … in GOLD. “Besides these, he curated several small sets of phylogeny, biosample metadata tasks we assigned.”       …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The … themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC …

… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida … school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer … able to tell the students that the paper was accepted for publication in a reputable scientific journal. It was …

… UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment with … my PhD. This environment makes it easy for someone in my position and demographics to ask questions and learn, …

… researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use … process called fermentation. To better understand the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of with …

… fields over the last decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in the Web of Science.” Less than 6,200 researchers working in 21 … to understand how plants and fungi developed symbiotic relationships, and how the mutualistic associations allow …

… Earth's fungal kingdom. The manuscript reviews about 200 publications linking evolutionary history and innovations … like our 1000 Fungal Genomes Project established crucial phylogenetic frameworks spanning the entire kingdom. Stephen … This massive collection of standardized fungal genomes positions the JGI to be a leader in applying artificial …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … The planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains unknown. For more than a decade, researchers … resource, but also yielding and supporting many high-impact publications ,” emphasized Markus Göker, who managed the …

… — making it difficult to grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. … — also known as “jumping genes” because they can change position within a genome — into certain DNA segments has led … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot … microbial diversity is key to understanding the roles of microorganisms in regulating nutrient cycles, as well as …