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… researchers have identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, … The Impact The specific protein described in  a recent study in  Nature Communications , a chitosanase, is tied to … within soil. So, the chitosanase protein identified in the study is essentially chewing food to help  microorganisms …

… regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … confirmation bias, because it enables scientists to study how methanogenesis takes place in the context of the … They could just be switched off.” Yet, after extensive study, Hatzenpicher and his team were able to definitively …

… JGI researchers nearly tripled the available fungal mitochondrial genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven … Impact This dataset gives researchers a new foundation for studying how fungi produce and manage energy at the cellular … First, they scanned over 26,000 publicly available metagenomes in the JGI's IMG portal for mitochondrial …

… Kaushal Sharma, one of five Antioch High School rising juniors who … through the Biotech Partners program is now an author on a Nucleic Acids Research publication. The paper describes … his student’s contributions as reviewing close to 3,800 metagenomes to verify geographic locations and assign …

… habitat. The Science By comparing genetic information from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights … rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in houses. A study involving six brown rot fungi reveals the genomic … to sustainable, alternative biofuels and bioproducts. This study lends insights on how the fungus has responded to …

… The Science Researchers have developed a genomic model to study drought tolerance in perennial grasses using Panicum … complete genomes from varieties that diverged over a million years ago. The hallii variety thrives in desert … plant biomass into sustainable fuels for cars and jets. By studying a close relative model species like P. hallii , …

… viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments all over the world, scientists have discovered … and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped up the study of giant viruses. The Impact In their existence as … reference genome, to sift for snippets of giant viruses in metagenomes. This has been useful in marine environments, …

… Dr. Vogel joined JGI in 2014 to establish a plant functional genomics program. Prior to this, he served as a … genomic resources that fostered the widespread adoption of Brachypodium distachyon as an experimental model for the grasses. In addition to … Brachypodium distachyon is a small annual grass that is well suited to …