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JGI@25 RECAP: 2022 Annual Meeting features historical perspectives on JGI’s 25 years
… Environmental Research “There are two kinds of scientific revolutions,” Ari Patrinos opened with this quote from Thomas … went on to explain that the JGI’s very first project — the revolutionary work of the human genome project, which spanned …
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Boosting Small Molecule Production in Super “Soup”
… to keep processes running smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal … Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting on September 1, 2021. Register here to hear him and others.   Byline: Massie …
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Plastome evolution in annual Brachypodium species reveals widespread heteroplasmy and chloroplast capture, lineage-specific codon usage bias, and low positive selection
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JGI Accepts 17 Proposals for Community Science Program
… been approved through the annual Community Science Program (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … evolved from a white paper approved through JGI’s CSP New Investigator call to a full-scale submission. She …
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Evolution of a multi‐step phosphorelay signal transduction system in Ensifer: recruitment of the sigma factor RpoN and a novel enhancer‐binding protein triggers acid‐activated gene expression
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An Addiction Crucial to a Fungus’ Reproduction
… control over reproduction was a likely key to this evolutionary transition. Using this model, researchers also … is consistent with the addiction model of mutualism evolution; in this case, the endobacteria control the …
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The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock
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Applying Viral Genomics Expertise to Understanding the Human Virome
… metagenome-assembled viral genomes ( Nature Biotechnology , 2021), geNomad , a tool for identifying mobile genetic …
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You Can Move, But You Can’t Hide
… like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can affect a microbe’s … By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the cellular level, scientists can better …
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The Case for Conservation
… Grant-In-Aid of Research, and Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary Grant Award to S.B.C.; NSF DEB-1239992 to …
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Advances and challenges in understanding evolution through genome comparison: meeting report of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) lecture course “Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics”
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