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… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI researchers are among … Communications paper, uncovering giant virus sequences in soil for the first time. A second approach known as DNA … researchers can develop high-throughput and high-resolution studies of interactions between host cells and viruses in …

… JGI’s  PhycoCosm data portal , an interactive collection of sequenced algal genomes, omics data and comparative … have some reference plant genomes to help with comparative studies of algae and we have various protists such as oomycetes. We think they’re valuable for comparative studies (see video for Alan’s response)     …

… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … Pinpointing the processes happening on and in forest soil also better enriches models of global carbon and … needed to build a detailed database on the denizens in the soil. While large protein databases, like UniProt, exist, …

… There’s a party in the soil, and microbes are the VIPs. They’re feasting on the … rhizosphere. In this episode, biologist Jennifer Pett-Ridge of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has your backstage …

… “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature … inoviruses are in every major microbial habitat—including soil, water, and humans—around the world. By the numbers, …

… them to reconstruct more near-complete genomes from soil metagenomes compared to other methods. The Impact … individual genomes, particularly from incredibly complex soil microbial communities, is crucial to understanding how … been utilizing metagenomics as a way to study a collection of hard-to-culture microbes, but the efficacy of this …

… Multi-species assays yield an unprecedented view of plant evolution and adaptation.    Understanding how … Currently, this technology is available to JGI users for studies on organisms with smaller genomes, such as bacteria … projects, opening new avenues for comparative regulatory studies across diverse species. “DAP-seq is a very …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … shrubby grass that can grow year-over-year on marginal soil and with few resources. Despite the low maintenance, it … climate resilient switchgrass. Aside from climate-related studies, researchers have also harnessed the switchgrass …