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… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight … of Victoria in Canada is interested in predatory algae known as Rhodelphis. Ederson Jesus of Embrapa, Brazil’s …

… lipid production. These insights into  Y. lipolytica biology and lipid metabolism furthers the U.S. Department of … They identified four genes, including one with no prior known function. The project’s success demonstrates how to …

… how the molecules in tiny microbes can impact whole ecosystems. Part of the reason he’s asking this question is … may be the key to keeping things going, our agricultural systems could become more sustainable through applications … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… designed to familiarize users with the Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data and workflows for … bioinformatic methods to bridge the gap from sequence to biology. …

… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant … eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Almost all known virophage genomes share only four genes in common: … Office of Science facility, have increased the number of known high quality virophage genome sequences 10-fold …

… habitats. The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic information … pressure on retaining the flagellum in the terrestrial ecosystems. Unfortunately, neither paper was able to resolve … and that the first terrestrial fungi predate the oldest known fossil record of land plants and evolved in early …

… and evolutionary analysis of over fifty plant and animal genomes. He currently leads the JGI’s Computational Genomics … shifted from condensed matter physics to computational biology, genomics and evolutionary biology. Dr. Rokhsar’s research is focused on understanding …

… brings a bioinformatics expertise, a combination of biology and computer science, to reveal clues about how … “This makes it one of the most efficient carbon-sucking ecosystems on the planet,” Lawrence said. For Lawrence, this …

… investigate microbial and plant metabolism across diverse ecosystems — from Antarctic soils and Icelandic hydrothermal … systems to coastal wetlands and permafrost. Their work advances genomic discoveries that can help lead to …