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Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it … be a duck. But if the duck gets infected by a virus so that it no longer looks or quacks like one, is it still a … ocean could fix less carbon when infected. Little is known about virus-infected microbial cells that are transformed …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … she said. Listen to study co-author Dan Udwary talk about genome mining using the GEM catalog in  this episode …

Through the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship, graduate students Candace Cole, Mo Kaze, Akshay Paropkari, … so nice and helpful.”     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and really open to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are …

A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) … UDE familiarized themselves with the research programs and user facilities at Berkeley Lab. Commenting on the visit, JGI Director Nigel Mouncey expressed enthusiasm about the potential of this collaboration stating, “We …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven graduate students from UC Merced through … Watch the short video here to see what they had to say about their experiences and what they’ll take with them as …

… library approach to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to the traditional way, which leverages an … approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to … J. F., Hugenholtz P., Woyke T . Minimum information about a single amplified genome (MISAG) and a …

… technologies.  The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational technology advances … into data science.  Research in the Kyrpides group focuses on Microbiome Data Science and analysis of Big Data. … Bowers RM, et al. (2017) Minimum information about a single amplified genome (MISAG) and a …

… microbial ecology and metagenomics. Her current research focuses on leveraging thousands of metagenomic datasets from host-associated and environmental samples to … Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and …

… ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  Nature Genetics paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the … Summary As the planet has changed, so have plants. Curious about their ability to adapt to changing environments, …

As warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are microscopic, photosynthetic algae. But … other words, some like it hot; some do not. “We can think about the ocean, naively, as a sort of homogeneous medium. …