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… to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences. A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter scenes that came with crayons in various shades of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA … Computational Sieves to Filter Sequences There are more microbes on the planet than particles in a handful of dirt, …
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… insights from metagenomic data. In deep learning, a branch of machine learning, data is passed through algorithms … into multiple interconnected layers. The architecture of these algorithms, inspired by communication networks … included how to use deep learning to predict protein function (Héctor García Martin of Berkeley Lab’s Biological …
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Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A total of 17 proposals have been approved through the annual … dominated Copper River Delta. They’re looking at how the microbes in these high latitude wetlands, such as the Copper …
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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … way to connect genes and infer changes in gene function across the phylogeny — and link these into our DOE …
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… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play …
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… impact on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event in the ocean known as “The … predictive models on how climate change may impact marine microbes and by extension, the ocean’s capacity to act as a …
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Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to … Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant world facilitating the remixing of genes in the …
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… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can thrive in plant roots. They play … but they’re not always immediately apparent. Similarly, the microbes found in plant roots may have unknown roles. Some …
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UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first … 2016. She described the microbial diversity patterns of Puerto Nuevo’s coastal waters and sediment with … has a number of applications, including pain relief. The microbes in cone snails may be involved in venom activity, …
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The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … mini genomes to match. As a result, they cannot process all of the chemicals they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. Understanding how these …
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Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system … genomics .” Understanding the nature and genetic basis of functional traits in sphagnum growth and decomposition is … cycling is a carbon flux regulator since sulfate-reducing microbes prevent methane production by routing the carbon …
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… bioenergy and environmental objectives. … BS – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Chemical Engineering Ph. D. – … & Metabolic Biology … 2024 Berkeley Lab Recognition of Excellence Award 2016 R&D 100 Winner 2014 Berkeley Lab … T., Ruebel, O., Northen, T., & Bowen, B. (2015). Analysis of metabolomics datasets with high-performance computing and …
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