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Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who … understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity.  In 2021, he … Model Soil Ecosystems,” uses a combination of experimental approaches and large-scale data analysis to better …

The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions … and environmental samples using targeted and untargeted approaches. The webinar featured  Trent Northen and Ben … health is outside of JGI’s mission. However, analysis of novel secondary metabolites from plants could be a good.  …

… led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … quantitative genetic, landscape, and niche modeling approaches, we contrasted the diversity of 4X and 8X … genetic backgrounds, and that these 8X populations contain novel combinations of genetic diversity. We also found that …

… entities that seek to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  … even in massive datasets. geNomad employs two distinct approaches to identify both viruses and plasmids; one is …