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… assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and … being recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are ocean-floor openings in the … (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique microorganisms and …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal … relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … able to grow in marginal lands and with minimal resources. Enabling the use of non-arable land for biomass …

Yaqi You, Yong Zhang and Zhiping Zhong. (All images courtesy of the researchers) Each year, the JGI searches for … accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part of our  Community Science Program , allows us to work and share our tools with …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  … in  Nature Plants that the zealexin pathway has an “hourglass” shape with diverse precursors in, and many …