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… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. … the globe, then using these sequences to make inferences about the biogeographic distribution of these viruses in the …

… fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below. Video … fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. Ti’Yanna Watson: My mentor is Dr. Yi … through climate change. Ti’Yanna Watson: The best part about interning here is the community aspect. Everyone here …

… of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in … or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To better understand … used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. …

… they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal … new views of these relationships.  Recently , researchers used population genomics to find that while archaeal … cycling across the planet. Summary To understand more about how archaeal hosts and hitchhikers coexist, …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … information as well as of important descriptive metadata about each strain. “This has been a very fruitful …

… identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic … cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of … biogeochemical cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the …

… crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … Carey, now at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, reported that high quality genome references are now … HudsonAlpha. As the team discussed in a JGI podcast episode about the work, the effort to fully sequence the fire moss …

Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by … a task that requires a flathead screwdriver with a full toolbox including Phillips and specialty screwdrivers, not to … degrade the plant biomass. In order to learn more about these regulatory networks in the model fungus  N. …

… began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third the size of the United States began forming in … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … shared their findings in Communications Biology . They reported that the heatwave caused the microbial populations …

… fungi can form such symbiotic partnerships. To learn more about these other plant-fungal relationships, an … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … The team then compared this dataset against nearly 80 previously published fungal genomes on the JGI data portal …

… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays … scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. Zealexins are produced … scientists a bigger bang for their buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these …

Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation of biosynthetic gene clusters in bacteria and fungi. Prior to joining the JGI, he … "Natural Prodcast" podcast, a "fireside chat"-style podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of …