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… the DNA bases themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the … or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood in fungi. A team of researchers reported on …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s population, the number … to humans could be even larger. Viruses infect bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes, and they range in particle and …

Journal publication caps JGI pilot project with fledgling Florida high school scientists. The Florida Everglades evokes images of fanboats skimming over swamps, while alligators peer through the waters and clouds … and particularly about the microbes that play roles in the methane cycle. Their data report, which provides the only …

Tanja Woyke and other JGI researchers made their debut writing for the Nature Reviews Microbiology column last year … Program lead, shone a spotlight on  ammonia oxidizing archaea and what we’re learning about their metabolism . And …

… , scientists have enhanced our understanding of how early plants transitioned from water to land. Key gene groups involved in stress tolerance … and adapt to changing environments — ultimately allowing them to adapt to life on land. Learning that these …

Inc. in Chicago, IL. He did his postdoctoral studies with Carl Woese at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and … al. 2019. Cryptic inoviruses are pervasive in bacteria and archaea across Earth’s biomes. Nature 4:1895-1906 Sberro H. …

Congratulations to the JGI’s Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology … single-cell sequencing to decode genomes of bacteria and archaea from previously understudied clades, establishing …

… as the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the Industrial Biotechnology private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and … species. Scientific Data. 11 Hahnke, R. L. et al. 2022. Expanding the Genomic Encyclopedia of Actinobacteria with …

How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve … Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and …