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… amino acids it has access to, which can be really weird and different, and makes for lots of variety in chemistry. The … with a ribosome. Then, some other enzymes chop the protein into smaller pieces, and other enzymes might make other kids … an undergraduate student, and he told me if I wanted to get into his group that I would have to cut it, and so I came in …

… membrane. Two decades ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a … fiber proteins, and thereby allow them to embrace different cells. Since that discovery, DGRs have been found in other … opportunity to study how DGRs work and develop more of them into new biological tools. …

… of energy and environment. And so we know that lots of different types of organisms make lots of different types of … worked is people who were trying to find gold would go out into the hills. And they knew from example that gold is a … of little streams. This will all become clearer as we get into the genomics. So– ALISON TAKEMURA: I’m just enjoying …

… of white. To researchers searching for sequences of RNA viruses in large data sets, their work may be akin to … a five-fold increase of RNA virus diversity. “The world of viruses around us is vast, and we now have the means to … Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system. “We then looked into many more samples and refined our methodology,” Neri …

… effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses that may promote soil health. The work was enabled … complex process of uncovering the hidden secrets of soil viruses. The Impact The specific protein described in  a … chitosanases originated in bacteria before being modified into virus-specific versions through genetic drift and …

… and best practices for characterizing uncultivated viruses. Following up on those guidelines, JGI researchers … as carbon, nitrogen and sulfur are themselves regulated by viruses in their environments. Environmental DNA sequencing … picture of a virus, and for viruses that have integrated into the host genome, these sequences may be tainted by the …

… partnerships in developing countries for research into various aspects of biodiversity, of which natural … on the host nation side. So there were many of these, with different groups. Our one was partnered with institutions in … rewind in time a little bit and, before that, what got you into natural products in the first place? ROGER:  So I was …

… is using bioinformatics and isotopes to track how viruses influence the flow of carbon in permafrost.  …