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… JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single … noted study senior author  Tanja Woyke , who heads JGI’s  Microbial Program . The team mined more than 8,500 publicly … 10-fold from just 205 genomes, redefining the phylogenetic tree of giant viruses. Metabolic Reprogramming a Common …

… 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, …

… 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 … MB) and NSF  1706545 (IW). HA and JW were supported by the Office of Naval Research under grant  N00014-15-1-2785 . JW …

… Genome annotations of two C. citriodora subspecies broaden understanding of the … have been characterized from eucalypts, a group of 900 tree species belonging to the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family and … production perspective. By using genomic database alignment tools, researchers searched for TPS genes in C. citriodora . …

… 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 …

… . 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 … We acknowledge the use of deletion strains generated by Grant P01 GM-068087 …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental … with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to have its genome sequenced. Having this first genome …

… the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, the design of new … knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. Through a 2021 DOE Early Career Research …