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Novel heavy metal resistance gene clusters are present in the genome of Cupriavidus neocaledonicus STM 6070, a new species of Mimosa pudica microsymbiont isolated from heavy-metal-rich mining site soil
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Genome sequence of the thermophilic fresh-water bacterium Spirochaeta caldaria type strain (H1T), reclassification of Spirochaeta caldaria, Spirochaeta stenostrepta and Spirochaeta zuelzerae in the genus Treponema as Treponema caldaria comb. nov.,
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Evolution of a Fungal Gene Expression Regulator
… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can lead to changes in protein structures … genomes underscores the need for a more comprehensive exploration of genomic DNA modifications (epigenome).  In  Nature …
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Methane Makers in Yosemite’s Lakes
… the microbial communities living in the mountaintop lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains. These lakes are isolated, …
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2021 JGI Proposal Call Brings New Investigators into Community Science Program
… JGI interests in algae and secondary metabolites. A total of 27 proposals have been  approved through the annual  … (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). The accepted proposals come from 80 …
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Data Discovery Tool Helps Identify Microbial Roles within Metagenomes
… insights into environmental tendencies The Science The  Metagenome Stability Diagram — a tool within the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) platform — … and researchers more about the patterns and functions of environmental microbes. Researchers can use the tool to …
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Complete genome sequence of the thermophilic, hydrogen-oxidizing Bacillus tusciae type strain (T2T) and reclassification in the new genus, Kyrpidia gen. nov. as Kyrpidia tusciae comb. nov. and emendation of the family Alicyclobacillaceae da Costa and
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Complete genome sequence of Planctomyces brasiliensis type strain (DSM 5305T), phylogenomic analysis and reclassification of Planctomycetes including the descriptions of Gimesia gen. nov., Planctopirus gen. nov. and Rubinisphaera gen. nov. and emended
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JGI User Executive Committee Expands
… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the Danforth …
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Benjamin Cole
… interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint Genome Institute, his focus was primarily on how plants … plants coordinate their gene expression with light and temperature oscillations throughout the day. At the Joint Genome Institute, Dr. Cole’s research focus has been on …
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JGI Announces 2026 New Investigator Portfolio
… Kumar Gautam, Gareth Gillard, Audrey Goeckner, Jennifer Goff, Sarah Gonzalez Henao, Yang Hai, Julia G. Harenčár, … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and … including metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and genome assembly to investigate microbial and plant …
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JGI@25: Cow Rumen and the Early Days of Metagenomics
… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will … coherent pieces called contigs — into genes and even into genomes — from these environmental samples,” said Matthias …
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