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Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution … a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the …

Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, the cotton … the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion worldwide underscores its value and importance in the fabric of our … important to crops. Additionally, cotton is almost entirely made up of cellulose and it is a fiber model to understand …

Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and … Genetics paper , researchers focused on the full composition of genes, or pangenome, of the model plant  Marchantia …

… speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s history, from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome … Research Todd Anderson currently works to support understanding of plants, microbes and environmental … — before stepping into his role as program manager in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. …

To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute … all the genes within a cell or tissue at a specific time or under specific conditions – in over a dozen plants. To learn …

Research in the Woyke laboratory focuses on the utility of single-cell methods to access genetic material of … candidate phyla, major branches in the phylogenetic tree without cultivated representatives. The “Great Plate-Count … by Stanley and Konopa in 1985, which highlights our skewed understanding of microbial metabolism towards a minority of …

… (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: within their walls they have both the machinery to make … cell)and in vitro (outside the cell) efforts of this work when it started. Though such visits have been impossible for … can be enabled by this technology, but also what we can understand through this technology.” “This is a fantastic …

… explores the genetic makeup of natural microbial communities using a variety of cutting-edge approaches.  Our group … technology in order to enhance the quality of single-cell genomes and directly link functional information with individual cells. Research Team    … The JGI uniquely …

… computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers exploring a … to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial communities, scientists have … diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand microbial communities by looking at protein …

Academy of Sciences , researchers at Stanford University, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, report … evolutionarily from other previously discovered genomes. When they analyzed the reconstructed metabolisms, they found …

Congratulations to the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI recognized for their … field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade” by Clarivate Analytics. … lignin , the hardiest of plant components and a key barrier when breaking down biomass. He was also senior author on a …

Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements in … global nutrient cycles. The information gained from understanding the interactions between microbes, hosts, and … 36% of archaeal diversity with no genomic representation. “When it comes to isolate genome data, our real-world …