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Microbes drive critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral …

JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional development … … Evaluation of Binning Tools for Microbial Eukaryotes in Metagenomes … Functional exploration of Phage Impact on …

… is a Staff Scientist and leader of the Microscale Applications group. Before joining the JGI in 2010, he made the first ever measurements of in situ growth rates and carbon consumption of SAR11 bacteria, the most abundant bacterial …

Team develops a computational pipeline to sift and characterize RNA virus sequences.  A zoo once offered a coloring book featuring polar bears in winter … one of the project co-leads and first author of the study. Members of the Tel Aviv and NCBI teams, who were …

Over 40 percent of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme weather events … a limiting factor – before or after flowering. For the study, the team grew two sorghum varieties: one that …

… of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission of this program is to harness the power of DNA synthesis, … strain engineering, and biosystems design for DOE-mission-relevant discovery and applications. This program has supported over 250 projects since it …

… (UEC) represents the JGI user community and is responsible for providing input and advice on JGI policies and practices that affect users and their … and the annual user meeting. The UEC also acts as a liaison to the user community and the broader scientific …

… data from the 1000 Fungal Genomes project to form new connections between fungal guilds, genes and function. If a tree … Remarkable Similarity Despite Vast Diversity For this study, researchers collected soil samples from four sites: …

… — before any work can begin, including the submission of samples for sequencing, or the submission of sequencing data for synthesis. This agreement, … performed in its User Facilities, is a legally binding contract.   All User researchers must have their …

Brachypodium model system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their … Polyploid Genomes in a Pan-genomic Context For the study, partly enabled by the JGI’s  Community Science …

… and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found … called geNomad identifies and classifies MGEs based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. The … currently has more than 700,000 plasmids from genomes, metagenomes and metatranscriptomes. To lower barriers to …