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… involved in capsid maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy … genome sequences 10-fold through computational approaches. By mining more than 14,000 publicly available metagenomic … & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which includes  IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able …

… By characterizing the structure and function of a … reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce ethylene and more.  Microbes excel at recycling the abundant miscellanea of their surroundings. Case in point: for us, the … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications. … Ivanova, senior author of the study and head of the JGI’s Microbiome Annotation Group. Many of these bacterial and … collapsed, while these issues are not commonly seen with reference isolates. “For secondary metabolite discovery in …

… For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome Institute. On July 1, 2020, that all … delivering the (baked) goods – a retirement cake adorned by a JGI helix motif. Ray’s wife Deb, delivered a mask for … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… 7,000 genes with other organisms (a third of those shared by both humans and flowering plants). Its genome also … known as “Chlamy” to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a …

… OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for data contextualization The Science Since its launch 25 … a flagship  genomic metadata repository, making curated microbiome metadata that follows community standards freely … from public repositories, as well as project data entered by external users. The Impact One of the significant …

… into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been … into how the multiple chromosomes of Miscanthus arose by ancient hybridization (polyploidy) and insights into the …

… on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped up the study of giant viruses. The … viruses in sequence data is read-mapping: using giant virus reference genomes to search for giant viruses in metagenomic … researchers to use signature genes, rather than an entire reference genome, to sift for snippets of giant viruses in …

… The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and … at microbial genomes across a spectrum of burned soils. By connecting microbial genes with functions useful for …

… By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial … and cyanobacteria create the air we breathe and the fuel for food webs as they turn carbon dioxide and water into … has some amazing resources and people — not just the instrumentation — but the experts we were able to work with on …

… Nearly 200 Terabases of data are expected to be generated for the accepted proposals, said Susannah Tringe, JGI User … they also feature in many nutrient cycles. Thus, having reference  Chaetoceros genomes would provide more … The proposal targets the CSP focus area in plant microbiomes, as well as those in inter-organismal …