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… In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting … that they lyse the cell — a process called lytic infection. But some viruses are also able to play a long game. In a …

… Protein annotations provide insights into environmental tendencies The Science The  Metagenome Stability … more about the patterns and functions of environmental microbes. Researchers can use the tool to correlate protein … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome …

… My project at the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) was to measure the polymorphisms that transposable elements (TEs) contributed to in the grass model species Brachypodium …

… On September 1, JGI held a JGI Engagement: Pro Tips for … to reach that maximum with broader questions and broader project scope? A: Focus on strong science and well-thought-out questions. We are looking for projects that can’t easily be done at a core facility, but …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers … avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of … way from sequencing to functional characterization, and a project like this — an exciting project — we were able to …

… Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and … of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. Recent findings in Ceratopteris richardii show a long history of dynamic evolution and rapid changes in both … to Z.-H.C.). B.A.A. and D.W.S. acknowledge funding for this project from the Ambrose Monell Foundation. …

… April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As … Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program . Her research project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane … work on which she is expanding with her study of microbes in California’s manmade water transport canals. …

… cyanobacteria; they began oxygenating Earth over two billion years ago. A team of researchers set out to Yellowstone National Park to study how cyanobacteria are living, communally, …

… is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first … genetic material, thus bypassing the need to culture these microbes in the lab. After joining the JGI, he formed the … also carries out custom preparative work for difficult user projects, including those that require fluorescence …

… expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of … host’s growth and pathogenicity, in turn affecting the microbe’s own eukaryote host. As their small genomes can be … habitat—including soil, water, and humans—around the world. By the numbers, the new approach detected inoviruses …