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… mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), with computing resources provided by NERSC, another user facility at Berkeley … cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the cellular level, …

… has begun to the June dedication event of the Integrative Genomics Building—the new home of the JGI and KBase in the … — A Vision for Integrative and Collaborative Genome Science , the culmination of an eight-month intensive … and incubation process. “JGI’s ‘vision’ is truly a tour de force,” said Mary Maxon, Biosciences Associate …

… allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance between a virus … who led the research team and is the head of the Viral Genomics group at the JGI, thinks that if you’re a virus or … under contract no. DE-AC02-05CH11231. This research used resources of the National Energy Research Scientific Computing …

Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into … the literature. They then used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of …

… fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it … yield fuels, and removing lignin in order to do so is a resource-intensive process. Now, a new study shows how … conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic …