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A preview of how large-scale single cell genomics complements … advances in sequencing technologies and bioinformatic tools have helped decode the genomes of tens of thousands of … of bioinformatics tools for  extracting snippets of microbial genomes directly from environmental sequence data, …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … cellulose and hemicellulose is well-established: Across all life forms and with little exception, organisms have figured … to slowly break down lignin (think of a fallen, decomposing tree in the forest). Because oxygen is essential to how …

Register here The workshop is addressed to students and professionals of biology, biomedical research, the health … fields who are interested in learning and sharing concepts, tools and research results in genomics, metagenomics and the … will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system, presented by …

Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how … State University and colleagues are interested in the microbial communities that live on Alaska’s glacially … diversity within the eucalypts, a group of fast-growing tree species that are widely grown as feedstocks for …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic … from The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan studying how virus infections cause significant … microbes, the answer is no. They refer to the infected microbial cells as virocells, a change in name first …

… user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … using multiple commonly used sequence analysis tools is a means of expediting BGC and biosynthesis … a secondary metabolites portal within the Integrated Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) system known as …

… . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to … multiple models and their close relatives across the fungal tree of life, enriching the work being done as part of the 1000 …

… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can … for identifying viruses and plasmids. Until now, most other tools have focused on identifying only specific plasmids or …

A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a … Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” In …