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… assess virus sequence fragments and data quality. The Science Through advances in sequencing technologies and … uncultivated viruses. Following up on those guidelines, JGI researchers have now developed CheckV (pronounced … functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development of CheckV helps researchers to …

… when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break … proteins in the samples were then isolated and sequenced by scientists at the Environmental Molecular Sciences …

… helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from … This work was funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award (DBI-1652164, …

… collaboration is available for licensing. The Science In  Nature Communications , researchers describe a … produced by living organisms. The collaboration between the JGI and the Foundry on this project highlights an  ongoing … separating urine from other waste streams and recovering resources that could be used for products such as agricultural …

… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … effort to understand its influence on the plant, a team of scientists studied what happens to the tree’s physical … as secreted proteins. However,  M. elongata  seems to encourage the plant to have leakier cell walls and weaker …

… The JGI’s Genomes OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for data contextualization The Science Since its launch 25 years ago, the  Genomes OnLine … Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, is supported by the Office of Science …

… genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can … recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and 24 hours. By the 24-hour mark, these algae showed significant … increased nutrient uptake and decreased cell death.  Scientists then extracted RNA to analyze gene expression, to …

… (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at … seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time.  “To our knowledge, nobody has ever discovered a dispersal gene …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… on river microbes in 90% of US continental watersheds. The Science In a recent Nature paper , researchers describe a … be the first publicly available, river-focused microbial resource that provides information at multiple scales from … systems, these communities remain understudied. Through the JGI’s Community Science Program, Colorado State University …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput gene-editing tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to …