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… from soil metagenomes compared to other methods. The Impact Understanding how individual microbes interact with each … with the ETOP mission of providing JGI users with the most current technology and expertise in order to address … no longer “nearly impossible.” The team reported that “almost always, [DAS Tool] extracted considerably more genomes …

… in a plant. The Science Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are hermaphrodites, expressing both male and … need to select and breed cultivars for the next generation. Understanding the mechanisms by which they reproduce can … times are young and haven’t physically differentiated. Understanding mechanisms of sex determination could also …

… determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal … fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. Understanding how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key …

… skill development while curating reusable microbiome data. Undergraduate educators are partnering with the JGI and … skills in fungal biology and genomics. Fungi can be better understood through reference genomes, but unfortunately … there are not many available to study. This is because most fungal clades have no reference genomes. It’s a key …

… rot fungi reveals the genomic changes Serpula lacrymans has undergone in adapting to manmade environments. The Impact … adapted to its indoor home, and in doing so has lost its ability to harness other woody substrates other … by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. …

… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks … impacts on the global nutrient cycles regulated by their hosts. For example, microbes that capture and store carbon in … Sullivan used an experimental approach with a marine phage-host model to study virus-host-nutrient interactions. In  …

… incredibly complex — making it difficult to grasp a deeper understanding of fundamental aspects of fern biology and, … ferns and for teaching plant biology. It is typical of most ferns in many ways, including its large genome with … WGDs in ferns could not explain the massive size of most fern genomes. A team of researchers put together a …

… of nearly 500 single cells covered the diversity of most taxa within the sample. Furthermore, the three most abundant lineages were represented by enough single cell … a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This work was …

… which enzymes should be deployed in what order to most efficiently degrade the plant biomass. In order to learn … Glass at the University of California, Berkeley and her postdoctoral fellow Vincent Wu worked with researchers at the … binding sites of many transcription factors to better understand how nutrients are acquired and carbon is …