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…   The Science Scientists have fully decoded the genome of an oil-producing green alga, and demonstrated precise … produces high amounts of oil and can grow with or without light. The relatively small size of its genome also … genomic complexity can accelerate the design-build-test cycle for metabolic engineering. The discovery that …

… The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … help their hosts. The Impact Meters below the Earth’s surface, within the crust, there is a vast ecosystem connected to the global carbon cycle. Archaea are key players in this deep biosphere. They …

… viruses outnumber the microbes by at least another order of magnitude. For years, scientists at the DOE Joint Genome … host microbes impact the regulation of global nutrient cycles. The JGI’s latest strategic plan (download a copy  … similar to how the Human Microbiome Project has shed light on how the microbes in and on humans shape our health. …

… to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in … whose presence or absence can impact the planet’s nutrient cycles. While most organism’s genetic information is encoded …

… and other omics technologies.  The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational … advances in management, processing and visualization of “big data,” and artificial Intelligent/machine learning … breakthrough discoveries and catalyzing a major transition of biology into data science.  Research in the Kyrpides …