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… species? Or, do they tend to specialize, infecting just a single host? Another wrinkle in the mystery is that viruses … their host indefinitely. Now, in studying a microbial mat from Cone Pool in Mono County, California, scientists have … virus had been infecting the cell. The team assembled 130 genomes from their sample — a small proportion of the …

… a close as this previously retired Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has … a close as this previously retired Naval Commander retires from Berkeley Lab. On June 24, in what was billed as a … offer for a carpool ride to Berkeley from the Peninsula is still good. “I noticed right away,” said Ellen Ford about …

Department of Energy’s goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the … bp) that directs the endonuclease where to cut, but these “single guide” RNAs (sgRNAs) can be faulty. Without a good … The team was thus able to measure sgRNA effectiveness from its lethality and choose only the most reliable sgRNAs …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an … called natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for … of Science National User Facilities , with the stroke of a single proposal. The next step for the team was to try to …

… the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids with two genome copies, one from each parent. Having three or more genome copies from … highlighting the fact that the genetic information in a single reference genome is insufficient. “We really have to …

… are genes out there that affect this phenotype.’”  Results from A “Massive Amount” of Sequencing  Seed dispersal is … Program , sequences of several hundred green millet plant genomes were generated, though the final analyses focused on … Schmutz and his team assembled and annotated the genomes at HudsonAlpha. Sujan Mamidi and Adam Healey, two of …