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… Summer 2025 marked the second year of Alabama A&M University students … mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel from the Plant Functional Genomics Group to study the effects of Brachypodium … on the plant microbiome. This year, however, there was a new aspect to the project - they also worked with …
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… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, … (Berkeley Lab), has generated a more accurate phylogenetic tree tracking the evolution of Dothideomycetes … supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. The work was also supported by the NSF grants DEB-1354625 and …
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… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy … the ability to produce their own food and generate oxygen as a byproduct. The abundance of oxygen shaped the evolution … and Sericytochromatia, members of the same clade as Cyanobacteria, applied strategies other than …
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… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that … and minor capsid proteins (MCP and mCP, respectively), ATPase involved in DNA packaging, and PRO, a cysteine protease … By mining more than 14,000 publicly available metagenomic datasets in JGI’s Integrated Microbial Genomes & …
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… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing … services, bees eat plant nectar and pollen. Nectar is an easily absorbable solution of sugars. But pollen contains … processes? Now, an international team of researchers has identified the major metabolic roles of constituent …
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… Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida … waters and clouds of insects hover just above. Described as a “river of grass” that stretches some 580,000 square miles across … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s …
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… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and … population, the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority not harmful to humans could be even larger. … expanded 10-fold from just 205 genomes, redefining the phylogenetic tree of giant viruses. Metabolic Reprogramming a …
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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. On … in one of those counties. The shelter-in-place order has since been extended statewide. In this brief captioned … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s …
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… On September 1, JGI held a JGI Engagement: Pro Tips for Successful Community Science … to clarify key points about JGI’s capabilities, technical feasibility, and relevance to the DOE’s mission. Have someone … how competencies can be built. We recommend exploring how KBase (www.kbase.us) can support biological data analysis. It …
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… The Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area Entrepreneurship Program presents… Eyes on the Prize – … Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek Featuring a casual, candid, C-level panel discussion with local industry … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s …
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… The United States is the world’s leading soybean producer , and soybeans … produce biodiesel. The fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi causes Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) and is the major pathogen of soybean. Left … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s …
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… Gene expression in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a … encodes a single protein. Gene expression in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges. DOE’s …
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