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… model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel applications. The Impact Sphagnum’s impact … up nearly 3 percent of the earth’s land surface. In the New Phytologist, researchers led by David Weston of Oak … as “an unparalleled model system for ecological and evolutionary genomics .” Understanding the nature and …

… array of combinations, are unremarkable, save perhaps for the absence of all the other letters of the alphabet. … where transcription factors have been repurposed during evolution to control new functions,” O’Malley said. “Combining the two approaches … address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit  …

… viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in environments all over the world, scientists have discovered … to gain insight into the  genomes of giant viruses. In a new review, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy … on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped up the study of giant viruses. The …

… Six new members have been elected to the User Executive … Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). They are: Ivan Baxter of the Danforth Center, Sundy Maurice of the University of Oslo, Aaron … feedback on pangenome tool development. Maurice is a fungal evolutionary ecologist with interests in understanding which …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems … on harnessing genomics to developing sustainable resources for biofuels and bioproducts. Andrew Nelson of the Boyce … evolved from a white paper approved through JGI’s CSP New Investigator call to a full-scale submission. She aims …