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… Machine learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of … nutrients from decaying organic matter (saprobes), and many plant pathogens known to infect most major food crops and … clusters showed a >95 % accuracy in correctly predicting plant pathogens (blue) vs saprobes (green). (From Haridas S …

… data portal , an interactive collection of sequenced fungal genomes, omics data and comparative analysis tools. … only “true fungi”? A(nswer): Our focus is on fungi, algae, plants, and the microbial world but we also annotated … Q: Do you have inside all the genome sequences? Also from plants, etc.? A: MycoCosm is a fungal genomics and …

… browser that allows other researchers to study the genomes and predict the metabolic abilities of these … GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. They also … the phenotypic records of 8,350 organisms along with 4,355 genomes and 13.6 million genes. The results reveal that …

… breadth of algal diversity, the numbers of sequenced algal genomes, and the quality of those genomes, is rising. The … of the wider genomics community. Jan. 13 workshop: BER Plant Genomic Science In this workshop, we will present … genomic sequence information to BER funded activities of plant systems. We will describe how to apply for a project …

… mosses.  New research identifies sex chromosomes in the plant and illuminates the significant role sex plays in how … which is tough on the type of microbes that break down plant matter. This means plants don’t fully decompose in … HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology sequenced sphagnum  genomes from plants selected by a team from Duke University, …

… methods in the past decade, researchers have uncovered genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial … cannot be cultivated under laboratory conditions, their genomes can’t be sequenced using traditional approaches. … platform. Eloe-Fadrosh noted that it was a nice example of “big-data” mining to gain a deeper understanding of the data …

… organisms may evolve.  Determining the genetic codes of plants is often challenging because in many plants chromosomes are present in more than two copies, a … developed a method to correctly identify polyploid subgenomes without needing to know the genomes of their …

… To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone …

… latest article, published January 27, is about engineering plants and their microbiomes for more sustainable … move toward characterizing the human microbiome  by its genomes and metagenome , rather than just by 16S ribosomal …

… results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for … most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ … method called Multiple Displacement Amplification, and most genomes that were acquired through it were usually only …

… designed to familiarize users with the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data and workflows for …