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Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team … Neurospora crassa, and to identify and decide on the order in which this fungus breaks down plant cell wall materials …

… an affiliate researcher who identifies and analyzes novel clades of RNA viruses and determines novel viral gene functions that may impact hosts and …

… diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global research community.  Published January 17, 2025 in … Microbes run the world, playing key roles in regulating global nutrient cycles. The information gained from …

… for Episode 14 of Natural Prodcast . There’s been a lot going on, so I took a little break, but I’m hoping that from here I can get back to a regular schedule. I’m … help the Society grow. And so I’ve been the chair of the publications committee for the last, what is it now, five …

Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility … focuses on the interactions between seagrasses, considered marine flowering plants, and their microbiomes. She is …

Dr. Frederik Schulz joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading … (2020) Giant virus diversity and host interactions through global metagenomics. Nature. 578 (7795), 432-436 Schulz et … academic achievements (2008) … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Service …

Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo … in RNA without a DNA stage. “I would argue RNA viruses globally are even less known than DNA viruses,” said Simon … of RNA virus sequences uncovered “significantly changes the global view of virus diversity,” though not at the …

In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … who offer perspectives on what the next five years of innovation could look like. In one article, Micro-Scale … biogeochemical cycles, viruses infecting microbes shape global ecological and environmental processes, especially by …

Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are invaluable … of Sciences . The team focused on the dominant bacterial clades shared between honey bee and bumblebee gut …