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… novel insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes in terrestrial ecosystems. … binning of a giant virus. mSystems. 5 (3) Schulz et al. (2018) Hidden diversity of soil giant viruses. Nature Communications. 9 (1), 1-9 Roux et al. (2018) Minimum Information about an Uncultivated Virus Genome …
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… and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important role in the cycling of nutrients in these systems.” -Mike … field trip. One of the questions they’re looking at: the role viral infection may play in other natural ecosystems. …
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… was enabled in part through the Community Science Program (CSP) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … (Berkeley Lab). Supporting the Erb lab through the CSP Functional Genomics call, the JGI synthesized library of … compounds through a light-driven process. The JGI’s CSP Functional Genomics call is open year-round, and reviews …
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… along with its life cycle. For most bacteria, their DNA floats freely within the cytoplasm of their cells. This newly discovered species of bacteria keeps its DNA more organized. “The big surprise of the project was to … new research questions. Among them, is the bacterium’s role in the mangrove ecosystem. “We know that it’s growing …
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… and Outreach Manager at the JGI. Prior to this role, she served as the primary storyteller and social media …
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… he’s interested in finding ways to boost visibility of the CSP to encourage more plant proposals and provide feedback … functioning of ecosystems. She leads a recently approved CSP New Investigator proposal to understand the genetic … She is exploring the seagrass rhizosphere in her ongoing CSP New Investigator proposal. As an early career …
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… chromosomes in the plant and illuminates the significant role sex plays in how the moss grows, stores carbon and … peatlands’ potential as carbon sinks and minimize their role as carbon sources. Summary Sphagnum, a genus of just … thriving and others struggling to survive. Given the vital role sphagnum plays in carbon sequestration, understanding …
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… and PPRD could help with understanding gene functional roles, but the experimental inconsistency makes … keep updating the Gene Atlas with curated datasets from CSP projects and aim to improve plant gene function … a subscriber? Avinash: It has been publicly available since 2018. There were more than 15 citations even before this was …
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… that are still vital to facilitate the assembly of small DNA fragments into larger and coherent pieces called contigs … switchgrass, researchers isolated and sequenced DNA from rumen microbes involved in the digestion process. …
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… all over the world, including 3,908 isolate reference DNA viruses and 264,413 computationally identified viral … substances from the environment, viruses could play a role. “If you want to do anything with a microbiome — you …
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… ranging from wetlands to tree islands to cattails. In 2018, the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … Beach County, and particularly about the microbes that play roles in the methane cycle. Their data report, which … JGI researchers walked students through the processes of DNA sequencing, metagenome assembly, and even an …
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