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Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA … a cysteine protease involved in capsid maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department … virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, including over 28,000 …

Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … the parents), posing the question if they correspond to the same recurrent speciation outcome or to different species,” …

Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation … Dehalococcoides mccartyi and  Dehalobacter restrictus,  that work together to break down PCE into the chemical … the biodegradation process, researchers collected microbial samples from wells at the site in 2007, 2009, and 2010. DNA …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a … Microbes with Metagenomics  By leveraging metagenomics to sample the entirety of a microbial community out in its … Alternate Metabolic Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. …

Yang, a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, believes they can. And, what’s more, that using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will help us get …

Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) is offering a five-day workshop on Microbial Genomics and Metagenomics. …   This highly hands-on workshop is designed to familiarize users with the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes … wealth of public microbiome sequence data and enables the user to analyze these data with existing bioinformatic …

Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but … Amplification (PTA) yields a much higher completion, above 80% in most cases. The Impact PTA is a refined capability … like plasmids, the picture is far from complete.  In 2021 , scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital …

Ms. Clarke joined the Lab in 2007 as the Sr. Human Resources Division Partner for the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) and … to enabling conflict resolution with respect and trust. Tina is very enthusiastic to be a part of the Berkeley …

We count on livestock for food and fiber, but raising these animals also … bacteria and archaea breaking down plant matter. So since 2010, the JGI has supported researchers studying those microbial methane-makers. Eventually, that could help us dial back their emissions, while still producing things …

A nuanced understanding of peat moss drives insight into carbon storage   The Science Boggy … boggy wetlands produces an estimated 5% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding how sphagnum, a primary … male plants showed dramatic variation when under those same environmental stressors — with some thriving and others …

The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science … an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, … Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC02-05CH11231]. S.C., B.K., and I.V.G. were supported in part …