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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 … can lead to changes in protein structures and functions, but the DNA bases themselves can also be modified. The …

Nanohaloarchaeota cultures reveal they are symbionts and not … lifestyles found in the Antarctic lakes and offers a genetically-tractable model system that could help researchers …

Hosted by the JGI and co-organized with NIST,  the goal of the Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) symposium was to bring together a “Viral EcoGenomics” community to foster discussion on how to best capture and characterize uncultivated …

Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or … hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric … regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called methanogenesis. Methanogenic microorganisms therefore …

JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek to the heart of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the production sequencing labs in Building 100 were silent. Twenty years …

In the summer of 2015, Adam Session was a postdoc working at the DOE Joint Genome … the set of chromosomes from each ancestor is called a subgenome. Session and Rokhsar, building on work …

A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science One of the most vital pieces of equipment for fly fishing is … they uncovered a novel cellulose-degrading bacterium typically found in low abundances. The Impact Microbes are known …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other … other forms of  Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.  The Impact … found there utilize a unique array of chemicals not typically found in oceans or soils.  A recent study published …

Congratulations to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the …

Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast … glycerol and galactose. Although they are historically well-studied, Alper’s team discovered new gene targets …

Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs … from  M. elongata;  the fungus produces them so prolifically, it oozes. The team hypothesizes that lipids could act …