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… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. … affect a microbe’s ability to cycle nutrients or produce new chemicals. They can also affect ecosystems by killing … currently has more than 700,000 plasmids from genomes, metagenomes and metatranscriptomes. To lower barriers to …

… ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with … conditions, researchers can explore how to better manage the growth, yield and climate resilience of algae — for … the adaptive mechanisms of Arctic microalgae but also opens new avenues for utilizing these organisms in sustainable …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest … it enabled researchers to identify specific bond-breakages related to lignin modification happening in the absence … The authors acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. …

… Michelle O’Malley and Tom Lankiewicz of UC Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery … turns scientific presumption on its head and opens up a new avenue to explore for efficient biofuel production. …

… Hear how their recent work revealed more about the history of the Chloroflexota phylum and a new way of moving: a tail-like flagella.  …

… college student, I never really entertained the possibility of working at a national laboratory. However, through the … with extraordinary scientists and gained exposure to new and different opportunities that could be available once …

… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in … to gain insight into the  genomes of giant viruses. In a new review, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy …

… A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator proposal was recently approved through the …

… degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s … CSP investigators,” said Tanja Woyke, Deputy Director of JGI’s User Programs. “Many of these projects are large in … seven researchers are returning, including one previous New Investigator awardee.  The CSP Annual call is focused on …

… to their ever-changing environments better? We could unlock new innovations to drive more productive food, medicine, and … crops. But most available genomes are from narrow swaths of the plant tree of life. One project aims to change that. …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of … in the haloarchaeal gene pool, a team led by University of New South Wales (UNSW)-Sydney professor Rick Cavicchioli … (project 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system … up nearly 3 percent of the earth’s land surface. In the New Phytologist, researchers led by David Weston of Oak … occupy different microhabitats – Sphagnum fallax and S. magellanicum. The draft genome for  S. fallax is already …