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… be single bacterial cells, visible to the naked eye. The unusual size is notable because bacteria aren’t usually … explained. “This kind of discovery opens new questions about bacterial morphotypes that have never been studied … the importance of supporting fundamental, creative research projects to advance our understanding of the natural world,” …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … information as well as of important descriptive metadata about each strain. “This has been a very fruitful … of genomic DNA at DSMZ for GEBA-Actino and similar projects. …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. …

… work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments … over the world, scientists have discovered giants among viruses. Now categorized in their own phylum,  … simultaneously, these genomic studies provide information about virus hosts. As a result, the outcomes of these …

… of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in … or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To better understand … used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. …

… by and chat with representatives from KBase and the JGI about collaborative science opportunities. Learn how to … with the JGI Community Science Program, and how you can use the KBase system to accelerate your plant genomics … will be co-located at Berkeley Lab’s Integrative Genomics Building (IGB). Click here to learn more about this move. …

… (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 participants in an online workshop to … workshop, Volkan Sevim, a computational biologist at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), … at the JGI. Sevim’s work is part of an ongoing effort to build greater collaboration between JGI and scientists in …

… Several sessions will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes …

… Several sessions will be devoted to training in the use of the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes … (IMG/M) system, presented by Rekha Seshadri and Mateus Fiamenghi from the Microbiome Data Science group. …

… in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and its close relative  Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel … willow is flipped: females are heterogametic. To avoid confusion with the mammalian system, the sex chromosomes are …

… Learn more about PhycoCosm, the largest interactive collection of … tools developed by the Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a US Department of Energy Office of Science user facility at Berkeley Lab. Presented by Igor Grigoriev, …

… and graduate students to engage in real, impactful research projects with JGI mentors. In this episode, hear two interns …