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… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … from previously understudied clades, establishing their evolutionary relationships and leading to the discovery of … with Woyke, two JGI users were also elected to the AAM: fungal researcher Jason Stajich of the University of …

… A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, … some, including shrub willow  Salix purpurea , employ the evolutionary strategy we are far more familiar with: … to analyze their structure. Scientists found both a gene likely important for sex determination and a shared genetic …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to … that viruses don’t diffuse well through the mat, so they’re likely constrained to a local population of host cells. If …

… The Impact The Antarctic lakes are a “treasure trove” of unknown microbes that play critical roles in environmental processes (related to interactions of soil-sediment environments, water and air-atmosphere with … global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and microbial communities that contribute to …

… into what a government lab and what this future could look like. Edward Lu : I think this internship is gonna help me … And also specifically, it sparked my interest in bioformatics, so that’s what I’m gonna take with me to the … are a little bit stronger in computing, so I was kind of worried coming into the, the internship that maybe I …

… The JGI’s Metabolomics Program works to uncover the roles of small molecules in biological systems, linking them with genomic data to enhance our understanding of genome science, organisms, and ecosystems at the … Integrating genomics with metabolomics fuels the discovery  of novel metabolites, genes, and proteins. It also enables …

… studies.  This conference is inspired by the vision of standardized fabricated ecosystems (EcoFABs) designed for precise manipulation and reproducible … microbiome research. Contact If you have questions or would like access to the EcoFAB Discord server, which has channels …