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… the JGI, he has been working on the boundary of life science and computational science with notable stops at … infrastructure in close collaboration with the local scientists. As the lead of the infrastructure team and the … people and transparency and a staunch supporter of open source development processes. This expresses itself in the …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of … importantly, when faced with a veritable buffet of carbon sources, these fungi detect which complex chains are … the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at …

… quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments all over the world, scientists have discovered giants among viruses. Now … makeup of new giant viruses. This review highlights four of these approaches. One way of detecting giant viruses …

… about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the … originated in Japan before spreading around the globe. Now, scientists have shed light on both when and how eelgrass … many species able to occupy the regions where eelgrass flourishes. The plant can thrive in both frigid and tropical …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … prediction approaches, researchers have created a new program called iPHoP (pronounced “eye-pop”,  freely … described in Plos Biology , the research team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome …