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… (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … to help researchers assess and improve the quality of metagenome-assembled viral genomes . The Impact The … perform functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development of CheckV helps …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US. .Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Hi again, and welcome to Episode 6 of Natural Prodcast. What you’re going to get here is the …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … assumed, due to the wide and varied geographic footprint of the plant, that eelgrass began colonizing the oceans  … Summary Eelgrass is unique in that there are not many species able to occupy the regions where eelgrass …

… a single protein. Recently reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , a team of researchers has found numerous … genes are encoded on a single molecule of mRNA – in two species of green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The … themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the base cytosine … the fungal tree of life to date, involving more than 500 species of fungi. The Impact Interactions between plants and …

… chemical factories. They hold genetic blueprints for dozens of complex compounds, but stay largely dormant under standard conditions. As described in a recent issue of mSystems , scientists found that adding salt to the … switches identified are shared across hundreds of related species, meaning these insights are potentially broadly …

… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and resources to users through a BER … is discoverable and accessible. Linking the resources of powerful institutions like the JGI, KBase, NCBI, NMDC, … access to diverse datasets that deepen our understanding of how organisms interact with each other and with their …

… using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get there. …

… viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science user facility located at Lawrence Berkeley … involving environmental samples to help uncover the phylogenetic diversity of the human gut microbiome. By …

… Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of …