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… Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids with two … Aberystwyth University (UK); HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; University of Massachusetts Amherst; and, Tomsk …
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… recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a previous … from the host organism. As reported in Nature Biotechnology , a team from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) …
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… in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can lead to changes in protein structures … 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of … or transposons that can move to another location in the genome. Many plant pathogens such as the fungi that …
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… moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each … Sarah Carey, now at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, reported that high quality genome references are …
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… by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … are filamentous viruses with small, single-stranded DNA genomes and a unique chronic infection cycle. “We’re not … affecting the microbe’s own eukaryote host. As their small genomes can be easily manipulated through genetic …
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… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of … that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by … to identify data generated in part through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, including 55 newly-sequenced species. The …
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… data, a new JGI tool more accurately facilitates microbial genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of … has long been a significant challenge in genomics. Enter GenomeOcean, a powerful generative model now available to … problems,” Wang said. “We are also seeking to work with biotechnology companies including the bioeconomy space, trying …
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