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… For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a written report that is published in a … with a recent publication in Molecular Biology and Evolution . “It’s my first publication and it feels so … making proteins likely factors into why fungi have been so evolutionary and ecologically successful,” Wint said. “Fungi …

… in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science facility, have increased the number of … a global analysis of the diversity, distribution, and evolution of virophages.” Lead author David Paez-Espino  …

… Dan Udwary: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … about natural products and the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. Hey there, and welcome back to … in more detail. Especially if you want to look at the evolution of these gene clusters, for example, you really …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … intricate connections, and many, many moving parts. A lot of these moving parts are proteins — amino acid structures …

… “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature … are important from the standpoint of phage-bacterial coevolution and are also useful tools in CRISPR-Cas …

… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand … at protein function within them. The work was led by a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … in the Florida Everglades to help train the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the experience below. In the summer of 2018, Jonathan Benskin was preparing to teach a second …

… in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … in Science Advances , researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … “While computationally derived MAGs have been a revolutionary tool for microbiology, it's a call to balance,” …

… hydroxyapatite, a high-value biomaterial with a wide range of industrial applications. The team was led by researchers at two U.S. Department of Energy national user facilities – the DOE Joint Genome … in the development and biotechnology applications of various biomaterials. These efforts align with BER …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the smell of the ocean simply signals we’re near the beach. For …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and bring them … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … The planet’s microbial diversity is immense, yet much of it remains unknown. For more than a decade, researchers … around the world have collaborated with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …