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… on microbial communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine … which microbes are present in a sample, to generate data about which organisms are active, and which microbes are … microbial ecosystems. These communities harbor tens of thousands of different organisms who all consume different …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … a decade, researchers around the world have collaborated with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … information as well as of important descriptive metadata about each strain. “This has been a very fruitful …

David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

Nikos Kyrpides Dan Rokhsar Simon Roux Jeremy Schmutz Susannah Tringe Tanja Woyke Below are a few projects each of … (Watch SCGSR fellows Nick Reichart and Ian Rambo talk about their experiences at the JGI.) Igor Grigoriev hosted … computational advances, and other technological developments that will enable researchers to move from …

In this episode, we peer into plant cells. Researchers are using measurements from single cells to understand which … and more. And eventually, their findings could help us grow better crops, with less impact on our planet. …

Ti’Yanna Watson and graduate student LaMonika Dent worked with JGI mentors Yi Zhai and John Vogel on researching the … fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below. Video … fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. Ti’Yanna Watson: My mentor is Dr. Yi …

The JGI is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year … with DOE missions and from PIs who have not led any previously-accepted proposals — through the New Investigator call … December 2024 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s various proposal calls here. …

… plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems … and what escapes to the atmosphere in the form of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous … than expected. The transcriptome data had suggested about a 50/50 split between fungal and bacterial enzymes. …

… in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important role in the cycling of … Amundson at Colorado State University have many questions about the microbial communities deep underground, and before … The video complements a recently published paper with first author Amundson in the journal Microbiome . The …

… disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of trifoliate orange. Otherwise known as  Poncirus trifoliata , it’s an evolutionary cousin of the  Citrus … Citrus , appeals in other ways. It better tolerates cold, withstands pests, and, especially tantalizing, resists a …

Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA …

… there are some sorghum varieties, grown on marginal land with little water, which were developed specifically to turn their biomass into sustainable biofuel and bioproducts. John Mullet, a biologist at Texas A&M University, tells us how sorghum’s historical — and literal — roots could play …