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… Genomes from uncultivated bacteria offers clues to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More … and Saganbacteria that diverged from the bacterial tree before Cyanobacteria and its contemporaries. … researchers from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Microbial Genome Program head Tanja Woyke of the U.S. …

… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that … genomes of Dothideomycetes, the largest class of fungi, by lifestyles. The machine “learned” to identify data generated … (Berkeley Lab), has generated a more accurate phylogenetic tree tracking the evolution of  Dothideomycetes fungi. The  …

… A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, … and its close relative  Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel feedstocks of interest to the … reproduce can help guide breeding efforts. For example, discovering genetic markers of sex enables scientists to …

… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … determine if these fungi act as friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can … Martin that contributed toward filling gaps on the fungal Tree of Life through the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project. …

… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Woyke has led JGI’s Microbial Genomics Program since 2009 and heads the Single … offering the opportunity to refine the phylogenetic tree of giant viruses and revealing metabolic reprogramming …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … level. Scientists might then harness them as molecular tools for research and industry applications. Summary In …

… issue of Nature Microbiology , they mined the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) database maintained … datasets from a variety of environments, as well as tools for analysis. “There is evidence that methanogenesis … two metabolic pathways “Up to this point, most phylogenomic trees have relied on only one korarchaeotal representative,” …

… most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … by an international consortium. With the genetic code of sugarcane, researchers were able to map the location of genes that provide resistance to the brown rust disease …

… National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at University of Florida and UCLA he has worked with a wide range of eukaryotic algae, archaea and bacteria with a view to … Wales, Cardiff, Genetics Ph.D. – University of Cambridge., Microbial molecular biology Post-doctoral positions  – …

… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea … get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … This means they hold clues for understanding how life thrives in extreme environments. They also produce a …

… JGI researchers lend expertise to develop tools and data hub for NIH program. While the microbes in, … viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … in developing and maintaining the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomics and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system. The …