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… viruses (NCLDV) supergroup. The expansion of the diversity for large and giant viruses offered the researchers insights … possible to seek out and characterize uncultivated viruses. For instance, a 2018 study from a JGI-led team uncovered giant viruses in the soil for the first time. The current study applied a multi-step …

… For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a … my first publication and it feels so rewarding,” Wint said. For Axel Visel, JGI Science Deputy and a co-founder of the … She continued working virtually with her JGI mentors for nearly three years after her internship. “That level of …

… DAN UDWARY: Hey, everyone. I’ve got a great episode for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of … marine natural products, getting into the ocean and looking for molecules from the very beginning of the field. I … Moore on the Salinispora project,  so this is pretty comfortable territory for us, and I’m grateful to be working …

… fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The Science … genomes. The team first applied the workflow to a curated reference set of over 300 genomes spanning the fungal … processes. The team then extended their analysis beyond the reference set, using two additional approaches. To search …

… of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist Gilbert at the University of … efforts with diversity, equity and inclusion in mind. Microbiome ecologist Shade became Director of Research at …

… piece was written by Call, a postdoctoral fellow in the JGI Microbiome Data Science Group led by Kyrpides. Since early 2020, people all over the world have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to affect nearly every aspect of our daily lives.  But for researchers who study viruses that infect organisms much …

… virus sequences vary widely. In a previous effort, an international consortium recommended specific guidelines and best practices for characterizing uncultivated viruses. Following up on … scientist Stephen Nayfach, the study’s first author in the Microbiome Data Science group led by Nikos Kyrpides. To …

… 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks … genomes and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for  biofuel production. Additionally, these fungi play a …

… in soil health through nitrogen-fixation and holds clues for maximizing soybean, the common bean’s close relative, as … by Jeremy Schmutz of the JGI and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology; Phil McClean of North Dakota State … to have with a faster-cooking bean itself.” The original reference genome yielded what are now widely-used molecular …