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… forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  … EDGE platform. The Impact In order to gain more insights into Earth’s ecosystems, researchers must examine the … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https://ror.org/04xm1d337), and the …

… genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science Considered the … can adapt to future environmental conditions. Additionally, insights from the genome could help scale sustainable … effects of breeding practices that transformed sugarcane into production factories for sugar and biomass. …

… Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and other institutions shared their works-in-progress with 86 … are utilizing deep learning to automatically generate insights from metagenomic data. In deep learning, a branch … learning, data is passed through algorithms organized into multiple interconnected layers. The architecture of …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science The … sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome … applications. These applications include crop improvement insights that could benefit candidate biofuel crops. Summary …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea … salinity conditions, understanding their adaptations offers insights into microbial evolution, as well as how Antarctic microbial … 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… A group led by JGI scientists have made strides in improving and applying a method that allows researchers … pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the genome. “CRAGE is central to our ability to offer … to successfully domesticate some 60 strains, inserting into them a genetic sequence that acts as a “landing pad.” …

… led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … to past climate change will provide unprecedented insight into the mechanisms that perennial grasses have and will use … New findings from this line of research combined with past insights will allow the identification of potentially novel …

… Trained on environmental data, a new JGI tool more accurately … long been a significant challenge in genomics. Enter GenomeOcean, a powerful generative model  now available to the … Imagine you’re at an arcade and need to convert your money into tokens to play the various machines. You’d go find the …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome … methylation of the base cytosine at the 5th position on its carbon ring, or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important …

… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal … how mycorrhizal fungi play an integral role in soil carbon storage. Summary There are three types of fungal … species, such as nutrient transporters, were co-opted into symbiotic functions. Recently published in  Nature …