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… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. Summary Existing programs use a variety of approaches to match a virus with a … of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … allows  Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … to novel traits.  M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets …

Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, developed an algorithm that a … result of this hidden diversity of inoviruses now overhauls our perception of this virus group – from minor curiosities …

Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … and they agreed, providing three articles for the journal with Du Toit as their editor. The partnership has … “Given the great expertise in microbial genomics and metagenomics of the microbiology-focused groups at the Joint …

… insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for … allows Miscanthus to both inform and benefit from breeding programs of related candidate bioenergy feedstock crops such … to novel traits. M. sinensis is a tetraploid, with four sets of chromosomes; the study showed that these sets …

… lake microbial communities change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in … dominates these polar environments greatly contributes to our larger understanding of carbon and other nutrient cycles … offers new insight into the primary producers fueling our planet’s biogeochemical cycles. Water samples from Ace …

… a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious plan …

JGI staff who mentored students this past year, through programs including the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program and the DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program. (Watch … that anaerobic fungi from herbivore poop might be a new source of novel compounds to help bolster the bioeconomy. …

… allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus … of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could … under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …