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… During the summer of 2021, 13 interns from UC Merced spent eight weeks working virtually with JGI mentors to investigate … For some students in the 2021 cohort, this was their first internship experience, while others further along in their … Blurring the Line Between Plasmids and Phages …

… here  Registration fees:  Early Bird rates available now General & Berkeley Lab Attendee – $250 Students & Postdocs … the 5th Viral EcoGenomics and Applications (VEGA) symposium will take place November 18-19, 2026 on the UC Berkeley … viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity …

… Pathogens , a team of faculty and researchers describe a workforce development program for higher education that … It’s a key problem to solve because fungi are very diverse organisms with potential biotechnology applications in a … – that enables student-curated  FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data, readily available via the …

… openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in the sea to get any … sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these … survive in very hot, high-pressure and chemically-rich ecosystems. This means they hold clues for understanding how …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a … breeding. For example, Schmutz noted, specific genes of interest could be associated with a plant’s sex. One outcome …

…   For years, researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: … the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, that can move between organisms. But now, deep sequencing and new analysis …

… also because they influence geochemical cycling in forest ecosystems. By deciphering the fruiting-related … nutrient supply to trigger its fruiting remains unknown. To interpret the mechanisms fulfilling nutritional demands and … hints of potential assistance from co-habitant microorganisms were unmasked. Plant polysaccharides such as …