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So a lot of my work is as focused on insects As a host, and a little bit of my newer work is focused on … angry with one another, and trying to unpack all of those interactions. You know, that’s what gets me excited. That’s … similar to like human crops like corn. There’s low genetic diversity in the crop. So they’re susceptible to disease. …

For the first time, a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial … that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of …

… months, you’re going to hear my last interview with my co-host Alison Takemura, who’s moved on from JGI to do real … proposals that are really multifaceted, that do request a diversity of the different capabilities that we have, that … do the bioinformatics and to synthesize these results into publication? So there’s this really important because we …

The Fungal & Algal Program explores the vast diversity of fungi and algae to unlock their potential for … and advanced genomic analysis to explore the rich diversity of fungi and algae. These organisms play a … of diverse algal genomes, which will be made accessible through the PhycoCosm portal. The Fungal & Algal Program …

… scientific discovery at the DOE Office of Science through high performance computing (HPC) and data analysis.  … basis, in accordance with JGI’s data release policy.  Interactions with applicants and others who might be … more customized analysis, the JGI also participates in publication of results. … Submission … More on Sequencing …

… and how we do it here and maybe give an example of a recent publication. ALISON TAKEMURA: Awesome. Yeah, let’s dive in, … Yeah, bacteria sound like a good place, to me, to look for diversity because there are so many bacteria, because it is … metabolism genes don’t look like the genes in their host. And so, sometimes those kinds of things get lost in …

A few examples of those are obviously expanding the diversity of known secondary metabolites and their … being used to essentially domesticate a range of different host organisms through introducing “landing pads” that you … help the Society grow. And so I’ve been the chair of the publications committee for the last, what is it now, five …

Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it … impacts on the global nutrient cycles regulated by their hosts. For example, microbes that capture and store carbon … As part of efforts to characterize global microbial diversity with an aim to improve predictive ecosystems …

… for improving fungal genomic resources empower students through isolation and genome sequencing of new fungal … materials and bioinformatics exercises are freely available through the links below. Naturalist Myco Ed Fungal Genomics … to biological inference and understanding of fungal diversity, ecology, and potential applications. … The …

… metatranscriptomes. It provides rich data such as inferred host taxonomy, conjugation potential, antibiotic resistance … annotation, taxonomic classification, and microbial host predictions.  … The Mycocosm web portal provides data … — Plasmid Resources … Integrated Microbial Genomes — Virus Resources … Mycocosm … Phycocosm … Phytozome … …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do anything, they must find … these microbes. A better understanding of virus-host interactions opens the possibility of using phages to …