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… vents are ocean-floor openings in the Earth’s crust that emit hot, mineral-rich water. These vents are too deep in … get any sunlight, and yet they still support a unique array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. … five oceanic regions. In doing so, they found a high degree of variability in the types of microorganisms that inhabit …

… By leveraging new tools and large-scale data mining, JGI researchers nearly tripled the available … genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The Science Researchers produced … a widely used automated annotation tool missed at least one core gene in nearly half of those same genomes. The team …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At … With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of … of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost plant-microbe …

… Over the years, hundreds of interns have come to the JGI from all parts of the globe … gain lab experience and contribute to ongoing projects. In one way or another, they’ve all mentioned how invaluable their time at the JGI was and how great it was to have an experienced …

… RIViT-seq technology could speed up associating transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory … three distinct RNA polymerases; in bacteria there is only one type of RNA polymerase responsible for each gene. These …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … they managed to enter the host cell. DGRs could prove to be powerful tools not only for viruses and other microbes , but for scientists. One emerging industry application of DGRs is to use them to …

… from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the … is through a method called Multiple Displacement Amplification, and most genomes that were acquired through it were … a single cell and isolating it for analysis. Once it’s alone, the cell breaks apart and its DNA is copied millions of …

… Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter … said Eugene Koonin, a senior investigator at the NCBI and one of the senior authors on the paper, of the uncovered …

… stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — had an unexpected …

… What if we understood plants and how they adapt to their … crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … to deal with hot and dry conditions could help us to one day develop plants that are more drought-tolerant. These … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… 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 …