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… annotation in fungal genomes. The Science In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated that a new … S. paradoxus at high temperatures (39°C/102°F). The Impact One of the challenges in understanding wild populations is … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Interns contributed to a number of projects, from refining lab protocols at the bench to applying artificial intelligence to aspects of research questions Another intern summer has closed at … and eight graduate students, hosted by 18 JGI staff. One of the mentors, postdoc Yumary Vasquez, was herself a …

… genome discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant challenge in genomics. Enter GenomeOcean, a powerful generative model  now available to the global … generate and manipulate the human language—are well positioned to help enhance our understanding of life’s genomic …

… tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … is displacing these important cold-water communities of algae with warm-adapted ones, a trend that threatens to destabilize the delicate … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant representatives of deep subsurface ecosystems. A team of researchers … to eight separate groups of viruses. To visualize one particular viral genome in action, they utilized a …

… The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … it to usable organic compounds. However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert … genomes. One of these systems, the CRISPR-Cas9 system, is a powerful tool in gene editing, but many other systems exist. …

… most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … by an international consortium. With the genetic code of sugarcane, researchers were able to map the location of … accounts for 80% of sugar production worldwide, but has one of the most complex genetic blueprints. Assembling a …

… insights from metagenomic data. In deep learning, a branch of machine learning, data is passed through algorithms … into multiple interconnected layers. The architecture of these algorithms, inspired by communication networks … sequences. Sevim is part of the JGI Genome R&D Group and is one of more than 100 scientists and systems engineers …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … surface where algae grow. Armed with a better understanding of the alga’s stress resistance and ability to adapt to … there.  A  Communications Biology article highlights how one microalga collected from water on the ice surface …

… impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The … weather events such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean …

… genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies … genes of interest could be associated with a plant’s sex. One outcome could be superfemale plants that have increased …

… PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a … bioremediate toxic substances has led to the development of cost-effective environmental cleanup strategies. Summary … team has since identified  Dehalogenimonas etheniformans as one of the strains involved in breaking down PCE at the NRAP …