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… technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global research … into over 1.8 million bacterial and archaeal genomes to see how much of their diversity we've actually captured,” said … , the team found that isolate genomes represent only 6.55% while MAGs account for about 57% of the estimated …

A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. …

Biotech Partners provides integrated and high-touch programs that empower … academic, and professional development experiences through in-classroom instruction and paid internships sponsored by various …

… one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert shrub that’s native to North America: guayule.  This episode was made in collaboration with our friends at the …

… the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small … archaea and eukaryotes, and they range in particle and genome size from small, to large and even giant. The genomes … and giant viruses offered the researchers insights into how they might interact with their hosts, and how those …

… recovered and identified from environmental samples (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of … on open ocean samples. CheckV identified a total of 44,652 complete or near-complete viral genomes across both … to follow best practices and guidelines for providing the minimum amount of information for an uncultivated virus …

Bob uses single-cell genomics and metagenomics to explore how microbes influence people and the environment. This includes …

Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes contribution of scholarship … dark matter”–that uncultured and unknown majority of microbes in, on and around the planet–through techniques … Programs. Earlier this year, she was elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM). She has led JGI’s …

… students summer research experience at the JGI. On July 26, 2018, the JGI celebrated the culmination of the fifth … has mentored several of the students including 2018 intern Candace Cole, noted that “each year, they bring an … Clarissa Nobile, investigating interactions between microbes and venomous hosts. She also facilitates the …