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… Tomas uses traditional cultivation methods along with microscopy and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our understanding of the roles these associations play in the evolutionary …

… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic … But if the duck gets infected by a virus so that it no longer looks or quacks like one, is it still a duck? For a … As part of efforts to characterize global microbial diversity with an aim to improve predictive ecosystems …

… to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce … 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. …

… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that … (Berkeley Lab), has generated a more accurate phylogenetic tree tracking the evolution of  Dothideomycetes fungi. 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 … strides in generating genome sequences for members of the microbial world through bulk community sequencing …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… PPE or Personal Protective Equipment is worn to minimize exposure to … Over the last few months, we found an increasing number of colleagues missing elements of the required PPE in the … a PPE Campaign to provide our colleagues with a visual representation of JGI PPE requirements. When working in the …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The … the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part … genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new …