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… at the JGI, a Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at University of California, Berkeley. He contributed to the Human Genome Project … at the JGI. Click to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number of viruses in the same drop—the vast majority … viruses (NCLDV) supergroup. The expansion of the diversity for large and giant viruses offered the researchers insights … environmental conditions. Function prediction on the 2,000 new giant virus genomes led the team to uncover a prevalence …

… Research yields a comprehensive tree and soil dataset for understanding the dynamic relationship between poplar trees and their microbial partners. … This research was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, … Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract …

… and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in … like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can affect a microbe’s … geNomad is poised to become an essential tool for researching global viral diversity. geNomad has already been …

… natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and … it was involved in shattering by turning it off. “It’s a new shattering gene variant identified in a natural … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… A former JGI intern is now applying his internship lessons on … was just beginning to develop and expand into the world of evolutionary biology. And around that time, a collaborative … fine tune his approach. “I got a lot of that from Zhong.”   Publication: Carrell AA et al. Habitat-adapted microbial …

… Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process for AAM Fellows is based on their records of scientific … from previously understudied clades, establishing their evolutionary relationships and leading to the discovery of …