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… eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel research projects — aligned … these researchers will dive into a range of projects spanning the resilience of desert grasslands to the …

Machine learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, … and a unique chronic infection cycle. “We’re not sure why we systematically manage to miss them; maybe it’s due to … first worked on a reference dataset that included genome sequences known to be affiliated with the Inoviridae. “What …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt … means using proteins on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the microbial cell’s membrane. Two … to adapt to changing environments. It also sheds light on why the rapid injection of mutations in a particular gene …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … and environmental challenges. In March 2008, the genome sequence of the forest fungus Laccaria bicolor was published … at single organisms to applying a broader ecosystem perspective, involving more multidisciplinary teams. The work …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … Group. Many of these bacterial and archaeal genome sequences have been generated using techniques that the JGI … in line with the JGI’s strategic initiatives. These specialized compounds enable organisms to respond to …

… to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy Spencer Chair in Genomics at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology! Loretta Spencer served as a manyterm … A 2021 Nature paper announcing a high-quality reference sequence of the complex switchgrass genome , using samples …