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… begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a microbiome of bacteria, viruses and fungi process carbon and nitrogen, paving the way for future plants and trees to grow. However, fire changes the microbes within the soil. … was possible to identify specific attributes — such as heat resistance, fast growth rates, and an ability to metabolize …

… (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … have now developed CheckV (pronounced “Check-Vee”) to help researchers assess and improve the quality of … Without this prediction step, numerous genes for antibiotic resistance and secondary metabolism would have been …

… is a single-celled alga with a unique place in evolutionary history. Retaining ancestral features of both … fate stepped in when a fire at the lab relegated the experimental scientist to library research for three months. … sequences have been cited in almost one-fourth (23.8%) of publications focused on that specific algae. The reference …

… portal, researchers have identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative … The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … This work was supported by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Biological and Environmental …

… Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute … Metabolism in Model Soil Ecosystems,” uses a combination of experimental approaches and large-scale data analysis to …

… The JGI is leveraging its current partnerships to offer new capabilities and resources to users through a … is discoverable and accessible. Linking the resources of powerful institutions like the JGI, KBase, NCBI, NMDC, … to facilitate these efforts. Particular areas of emphasis will be the development of tools and …

… Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short … Microbial Genomes and Microbiomes (IMG/M) suite of tools managed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … system is an immune mechanism in bacteria that confers resistance to foreign genetic elements by incorporating …

… Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) will be at Booth 509. Stop by and chat with representatives from KBase and the JGI … your plant genomics research. Click here to download a list of talks relevant to JGI science at PAG XXVII. On January … for Bioprospecting in the Green Lineage using KBase 6:51 PM Evolution of Sex Chromosomes in the Moss Ceratodon 7:09 PM …

… Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to … N. crassa is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall degrading …

… Four researchers have been elected to the User Executive Committee of the Joint Genome Institute, a Department of Energy user … University. He studies fungal biodiversity, ecology, and evolution, with a focus on microbiome sciences and fungal …