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…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. … it predicted many more likely hosts for viruses in human microbiome samples, reflecting factors such as the quality … of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research, Early Career Research Program awarded …

… it. I’m keeping to my schedule. This should be coming out on the first Thursday of the month, just like I promised. Now I just have to make this … only the high schools? [LAUGHTER] BETSY PARKINSON: We are focusing on high schools and children's museums. We …

… from the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase), the National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC), and Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area are also co-located in the IGB. Vision The vision of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley Lab), have taken stock of the … the past three decades, their study assesses what fraction of the microbial diversity we know about, and proposes a … a member of the Functional Annotation team within the JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group. “Turns out that despite all …

… (UEC) recently welcomed three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of … is a staff scientist at PNNL and thrust lead on PNNL’s Soil Microbiome SFA. She serves as Secretary within the Microbial …

… a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in Florida to discuss a JGI pilot project … in the Florida Everglades to help train the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the … training for the JGI’s Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) portal for their sample analysis.  The …

… Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter … together, learned from JGI’s Nikos Kyrpides that his Microbiome Data Science group was also working on RNA virus …

… Program was brimming with excitement and determination as they came onsite. From data carpentry to science communications, their … Genetic Elements and CRISPR Spacers in the Conifer Needle Microbiome Carlos Vazquez and mentor Bryce Foster, …

… array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these vents, and underwater volcanoes,  researchers … are available on the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  … This work was funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants OCE-0728391, OCE-0937404, …

… hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. … hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but these symbiotic interactions are …

… April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA … Canal System,” focuses on anthropogenic impacts on wetland microbiome composition and metabolism, work on which she is … of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, are sharing their expertise in environmental genomics by writing for the column Genome Watch in  … published January 27, is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable agriculture and was written …