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… campus. Organized every two years since 2018, the goal of this symposium is to bring together a “Viral Ecogenomics” community to foster … uncultivated viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore … be held on Nov. 18 in the Tilden room and open-air patio of the same building.  The symposium will include a mix of …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … when and how eelgrass adapted and evolved throughout its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature … changes in protein sequences, while others analyzed single point mutations across the genome or changes to the …

… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of mystery genes and lay a future-ready foundation     Over … Earth's fungal kingdom. The manuscript reviews about 200 publications linking evolutionary history and innovations … evolutionary innovations. Some entire lineages have only a single genome representative, while others remain completely …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved … characteristics — creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. To boost crops more efficiently in … FastTree and identified 62 distinct AT groups. However, no single AT group was conserved across all species — a …

… is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, regulate Earth’s … to a type of archaea called  Euryarchaeota . These ancient, single-celled organisms thrive in most  environments devoid of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane biotechnology. The Science … most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the … some duplicates, to sort through in order to form a single cohesive image. An approximately nine billion base …

… Novel archaeal lineage found in Yellowstone may have been important in early Earth conditions. The Science Through a combination of sequencing tools and techniques applied to samples … , the team used metagenome assemblies, transcriptomes and single amplified genomes from samples collected from several …

… analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … suggest that fungi are breaking down plant fibers, like cellulose and lignin. Bacteria, on the other hand, appear to … of Science National User Facility , with the stroke of a single proposal. …

… Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The Science Scientists have discovered … Other surprises in the research include a similar loss of cell walls and a complex pattern of evolution for genes … ) conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are … absorbable solution of sugars. But pollen contains plant cell walls, which have complex, branching chains of … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Science Program (CSP), researchers are developing a number of resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on … and climate is estimated to be larger than any other single plant genus. Peatlands accumulate partially … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the Loretta Purdy … Biotechnology! Loretta Spencer served as a manyterm mayor of Huntsville, Alabama and is known for her contributions to … large-scale multi-institutional JGI projects and resulting publications that Grimwood contributed to include: A 2021 …