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… challenges, characterizing viruses is a key step. For decades, though, many viruses have been somewhat … viral genomes. That study multiplied the number of known viral genes by a factor of 16. The same year, the JGI … role. “If you want to do anything with a microbiome — you know, target specific microbes or change the behavior of this …

… eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Almost all known virophage genomes share only four genes in common: … approaches. By mining more than 14,000 publicly available metagenomic datasets in JGI’s  Integrated … & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which includes  IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able …

… Lab) were on the scene collecting samples. Terry Hazen, a former Berkeley Lab environmental biologist and current … Janet Jansson’s team. Jansson is currently Chief Scientist for Biology in the Biological Sciences Division and a … different fractions of the oil. Hazen described the early efforts in his keynote talk at JGI’s 2011 Annual Genomics of …

… secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept … historically been limited due to the lack of robust tools available for carrying CRISPR into microorganisms. CRAGE …

… Olmstead was back on campus at the University of California, Merced to start orientation as a first-year graduate … driven toward compounds produced by the plant roots. He is now working in Fabian Filipp’s lab, which conducts cancer … findings in a special and dedicated session of the QSB Fall Retreat that will take place on the UC Merced campus in …

… on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels and bioproducts. Andrew Nelson of the Boyce … tolerant shrub. Melissa Roth of the University of California, Berkeley aims to redesign and engineer algae by … of Victoria in Canada is interested in predatory algae known as Rhodelphis. Ederson Jesus of Embrapa, Brazil’s …

… a Single Proposal webinar, inviting researchers to apply for access to multiple genomics and molecular … more  here about the “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) program. Letters of Intent are due … conversations helped with the proposal process. How do we know who is the person to contact? A:  Contacts are listed on …

… ability to reconstruct complete genomes of individual, unknown microbes in the community. Since the inception of the … a team of researchers has been working on improving methods for isolating and characterizing entire microbial genomes … Supported by JGI’s ETOP, this new tool will now be available for JGI users interested in exploring microbial …

… living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of California (UC), Merced graduate student working with  Susannah … Community Structure and Methane Production in California’s Canal System,” focuses on anthropogenic impacts on … on which she is expanding with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. Inspired by Randall …

… occupy more space on Earth than any other ecosystem. Therefore, understanding the microbial activity that dominates … lake, they found. Near the lower portion of the top layer, known as the interface, there is a strong chemical and … bacteria population spiked to 83%, only to dramatically fall to 1% in early spring and rebound by the late spring. …

… in perspective, the genus Aspergillus has been evolving for 82 million years, making it nearly 30 times older than … sequenced, roughly half of all genes have completely unknown functions — like a vast library of books written in a … fungal lifestyles based on genome sequences.” The Fungal Knowledge Gap The fungal kingdom presents researchers with a …