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… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it … ocean could fix less carbon when infected. Little is known about virus-infected microbial cells that are transformed … viruses control them through infection, but little is known about the impacts of these infections on ecosystem …

… of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… snails, UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … Nuevo is, historically, a fishing town and we know little about its coastal microbial ecology. We also know little about where to collect the California Cone Snail  …

… Sex in plants can be befuddling. Most species are hermaphrodites, expressing both male and female gametes in one … in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and its close relative  Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … addition, the team says that this experiment outlines a roadmap that is transferable to other systems, expanding the … the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  …

… Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages are small viruses with double-stranded DNA … a cysteine protease involved in capsid maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department …

… so nice and helpful.”     Mo Kaze, UC Merced JGI Mentor : Susannah Tringe, Microbial Systems Group “Everyone here is very kind and really open to talking about their work. It’s fun to be around people who are generous with their time and like nerding out about the big stuff, well, the little stuff! People hold …

… of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into energy. However, in … or no oxygen, life had found other ways to produce energy, using a process called fermentation. To better understand … used the JGI’s GOLD and IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. …

… Dehalococcoides mccartyi and  Dehalobacter restrictus,  that work together to break down PCE into the chemical … by Congress in 1980 for Superfund sites which are hazardous waste areas that require cleanup and long-term … are ongoing to complete cleanup.  The process that was used to clean up the toxic chemicals is commonly known as …