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… for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes … of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two different methods; shotgun metagenomic sequencing and … counterpart. In this approach, DNA from all the different species is mixed together and shredded up before sequencing, …

… “autopolyploids”, genome duplication occurs within a single species. By contrast, “allopolyploids” arise when different ancestral species crossbreed before genome doubling. In …

… ecosystems. These communities harbor tens of thousands of different organisms who all consume different compounds. Microbial species will vary in activity as well; at any given time, many species in a community may be in ‘low power mode’, where …

… provide more information on these ecologically relevant species. Another focus area was inter-organismal … fungi, and their effects on these oil-producing species. Many fungi have beneficial symbiotic relationships … he said. “Although in my specific case the projects are different for the two proposals, I can see the New …