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… learning approach significantly expands inovirus diversity. To answer the question, “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be spotted … Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature Microbiology , a team led by scientists …

… marine microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a carbon sink. Summary As global temperatures rise, so do instances of extreme weather events such as hurricanes and droughts. Another one began in late 2013, when a large patch of warm ocean water about a third …

… Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between … are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of the chemicals they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch …

… of the ongoing partnership between DOE JGI and UC Merced to promote diversity and inclusion in science and research, … internships in Walnut Creek. These interns included Cristhian Gutierrez Huerta and Bryan Rangel Alvarez, both … technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. At the 2016 CAMP Statewide Undergraduate Research Symposium , held …

… April marks both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science … especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of California (UC), Merced graduate student …

…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep … researchers described how the viruses repeatedly attempted to infect and destroy the host archaea – and how the  … do so, they compared samples collected from an aquifer in 2012 and 2018 against a biofilm sample collected in 2018. …

… with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the norm when it comes to nutrient cycling in polar regions. While microbial … offers a first glimpse into a full season’s cycle of this polar environment. This cycle suggests a reliance on …

… With a new methodology, scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from … the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists … like plasmids, the picture is far from complete.  In 2021 , scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital …

… Microbiology has developed, tested and deployed a pipeline to first target cells from communities of uncultivated … a more targeted genomic approach would allow researchers to focus on specific microbes within metagenome samples and … microbes of interest. When the microbe of interest is a tiny fraction of that complex community, the search for …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first … the discovery of more than 30,000 DGRs in this analysis, a 20-fold increase over what was previously known, throws open … B.G.P. was supported by the Marine Biological Laboratory, by the National Science Foundation’s XSEDE computing …

… Thank you for joining us at the 2024 DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI) Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting! The JGI convenes this annual gathering of leaders from diverse disciplines to highlight how they are addressing the world’s most …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their … partnership more clearly. The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of … Their partnership is widespread and cosmopolitan: more than 20,000 ascomycete species and hundreds of microalgae are …