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… Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity hotspots Over … into over 1.8 million bacterial and archaeal genomes to see how much of their diversity we've actually captured,” said … representation. “When it comes to isolate genome data, our real-world touchstones, we’re just scratching the …

… (JGI) and University of California (UC), Merced. What started with 2 interns in the summer of 2014 has grown to … collaboration.  JGI Director Nigel Mouncey reflected on how the JGI-UC Merced Intern partnership had become a … of all the work that went into this program was the feedback from the graduate student interns; “it changed what I …

… Right now, our natural rubber comes from just one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s … to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert shrub that’s native to North America: …

… This year’s list features 6,900 researchers working in 21 fields.  … — providing a perspective on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped up the study of … crop, as well as the discussion of key cassava genomic resources. Genome annotations for cassava are available on the …

… Analysis of the genome sequence also provides insights into how the multiple chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the dynamics of gene expression as it grows back vigorously year after year (perenniality). The Impact …