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Doubling Down on Known Protein Families
… online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach … Protein Families (NMPF) Catalog.  “We can now analyze new datasets by comparing against these protein families, … it comes to energy cycles — turning biomass into things like ethanol or hydrogen, or solar energy into hydrogen.  …
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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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Three Join the JGI User Executive Committee
… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Wilbanks of the University of California, … is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology at UCSB, where she leads a …
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Earth BioGenome Project: Sequencing life for the future of life
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Better Living Through Bioenergy
Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to … Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) , a JGI partner and one of the four US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers.  …
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The genome of Polaromonas naphthalenivorans strain CJ2, isolated from coal tar‐contaminated sediment, reveals physiological and metabolic versatility and evolution through extensive horizontal gene transfer
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Duplications and losses of genes encoding known elements of the stress defence system of the Aspergilli contribute to the evolution of these filamentous fungi but do not directly influence their environmental stress tolerance
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Events
…  Learn about meetings the JGI is hosting:   … New Lineages of Life (NeLLi) … Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA)  … …
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Calculating the Costs of Multiple Switchgrass Gene Copies
A collaborative team led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for … of the genome , which can have pronounced ecological and evolutionary consequences. A previous study conducted by our … ecological hypotheses about how C4 perennial grasses like switchgrass respond to pronounced climate shifts. (C4 …
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JGI@25: Tracking & Subduing the Plague of California’s Oak Woodlands
In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … in Europe, when seemingly innocuous ornamental plants like rhododendrons and azaleas became unintentional Trojan … Tyler BM et al. Phytophthora genome sequences uncover evolutionary origins and mechanisms of pathogenesis . …
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Viruses Reprogram Cells into Different Virocells
… undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, so the adage goes, it … from The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan studying how virus infections cause significant … on ecosystem functions. As part of efforts to characterize global microbial diversity with an aim to improve …
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Insight Into the Molecular Mechanisms for Microcystin Biodegradation in Lake Erie and Lake Taihu
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