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… be single bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size is notable because bacteria aren’t usually … couple of years, and realized it was a sulfur-oxidizing prokaryote. Silvina Gonzalez-Rizzo, an associate professor … explained. “This kind of discovery opens new questions about bacterial morphotypes that have never been studied …

… The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins … cells or hosts. This ability isn’t enough to make them super viruses, though, said Roux. There’s a gauntlet of …

… maintain software that support the JGI’s Synthetic Biology Program .  Representative software includes: gRNA-SeqRET , …

… time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership more clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two … colleagues worked with Igor Grigoriev, the Fungal & Algal Program lead at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our group also … microbiome activity levels.This functional assay lets us move beyond cataloging the genes of microorganisms and … The JGI provides users access to cutting-edge cell sorting, DNA …