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In 2003, Dr. Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Director’s Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement 2017-  Adjunct Professor UC-Berkeley 2015-  Co-Chair, “Advances …

The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating … Science Foundation’s XSEDE computing resource (award DEB170007), and through a Challenge Grant from the California …

… though, many viruses have been somewhat invisible to the sampling experiments probing Earth’s ecosystems. Viruses … because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material … Beginning in the early 2000s , these environmental metagenomes began to offer a window into viral existence. Along …

… of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass  … lands and to tolerate stressors such as drought and temperatures. Summary Images of giant miscanthus often … accessions and RAD-seq work was supported by EU FP7 KBBE.2011.3.1-02, grant number 289461 (GrassMargins) and …

… lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to … were previously no genomes of symbiotic species available: 73 saprotrophs and 62 mycorrhizal species. The 62 …