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… in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA viruses in large data sets, their work … at Tel Aviv University in Israel, the National Center for Biotechnology Information, and the U.S. Department of Energy … Computational Sieves to Filter Sequences There are more microbes on the planet than particles in a handful of dirt, …

… the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small … viruses (NCLDV) supergroup. The expansion of the diversity for large and giant viruses offered the researchers insights … likely to just scratch the surface of what’s out there.  Beyond these 2,000 MAGs extracted from 8,000 metagenomes, …

… on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels and bioproducts. Andrew Nelson of the Boyce … on Alaska’s glacially dominated Copper River Delta. They’re looking at how the microbes in these high latitude wetlands, such as the Copper …

… health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock crops. Summary A plant is … but they’re not always immediately apparent. Similarly, the microbes found in plant roots may have unknown roles. Some … on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS), both funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. F.M. salary was covered by the …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led by researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Marine Microbiology has developed, tested and deployed a …

… isotopes to measure carbon and nutrient flux, and identify microbes assimilating labeled compounds. During this … from the Webinar: 1. Q(uestion): How much DNA is required for the JGI SIP metagenomics pipeline? A(nswer):  The more … the IRMS. It’s just a matter of what you’re tuned to be looking for. we haven’t however worked out the ways to do …

… help with: preparing a Statement of Work, completing a formal User Agreement, and ultimately launching the user’s project. See below for details on each step. … Before work can start on any approved proposal – including the submission of samples for sequencing, or the submission of sequencing data for …

… known to infect most major food crops and feedstocks for biomass and biofuel production. Learning about the … Genomes Project, which aims to provide a reference genome for each of the fungal families. Researchers had access to … between fungal lifestyles of saprobes and pathogens based on the data provided. In this proof of concept test, …

… the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence in their chosen field or … the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within them. Kyrpides and Roux …

… Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley and Berkeley Lab, who discussed the … pivoted towards the future and shared ways that her team is looking to use CRISPR-Cas9 to solve new problems. According … to groundbreaking genetics. This work paved the way to move beyond a single case-study, the reference genome, to …