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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of …

… list of genes, termed  The GreenCut2 Resource . It details 597 genes coding for proteins that are unique to … a similar region —  a domain of unknown function, DUF2470. In the world of proteins, a domain of unknown function … into focus. Blaby-Haas and her team hypothesized that DUF2470 was key to iron metabolism, and renamed it to Domain …

… usually visible without the assistance of microscope. “It’s 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into … in Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. In the June 24, 2022, issue of the journal Science, Volland and … at carbon storage, you’ll find that they contribute 10-15% of the carbon stored in coastal sediments,” said Woyke, …

… in a wide range of research fields. A public repository of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental … expanding the known diversity of bacteria and archaea by 44%, is now available and  described November 9, 2020 in  …

… the largest component of a genome sequence, accounting for 45% of the human genome and 50-80% of certain plant genomes including maize, wheat and …

… through computational approaches. By mining more than 14,000 publicly available metagenomic datasets in JGI’s  … the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, including over … the gene counts have similarly gone up from 13-25 to 12-39. “Overall,” the team concluded, “we provide a …

… Tingting Xiang and Sheree Yao. ] ] The JGI welcomed 14 scientists selected for our 2026 Community Science Program …

… Gene Atlas in  Nucleic Acids Research . The project spans 15 years and involves more than 17 research groups. The team … targets for plant improvement. Surprisingly, about 16 to 56 percent of plant genes are poorly characterized, meaning … sets, such as sorghum internode time course data from 4 different genotypes by Dr. John Mullet; Dr. Tom Juenger …

… Streptomyces is more than just a funny word. The 500 species described within the group are responsible for …

… across the species. These are primarily tetraploids (4X or four copies of the genome) and octoploids (8X or eight copies of the genome). Lovell et al. focused on the 4X variety, largely because it’s been prioritized in … After our team finished analyzing the diversity present in 4X switchgrass, we were surprised by the number of 8X …