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… “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature Microbiology , a team led by scientists …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  DAN: Welcome back to Natural … we discussed in the primer podcasts ( part 1 here , part 2 here , and part 3 here ), which you should be able to find …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … and archaeal cells — and detected the virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then allowed the team to ask, for …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of … attracted the attention of many mycologists with the two publications of the kingdom-wide, multi-gene phylogeny of … and analysis of their data at the time. Following the publication of their paper in 2011, Dr. Sekimoto from …

Microbiology column last year — and there’s more to come in 2020. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … “Given the great expertise in microbial genomics and metagenomics of the microbiology-focused groups at the Joint …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … nature was using it to do something important.” Related Publications:  A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V …

JGI-led team significantly expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single … 10 times larger. And yet, while they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those … been co-cultivated with amoeba or with their hosts, though metagenomics is now making it possible to seek out and …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … of the tree of life. Used in tandem over the years, metagenomics and single cell genomics have afforded JGI …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … and longtime JGI collaborator Sabeeha Merchant’s group. In 2011, they inventoried a swath of blueprints to find parts …

… data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the … system for microbial and metagenome datasets, MycoCosm for comparative analysis of fungal genomes, and Phytozome for … Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC02-05CH11231]. S.C., B.K., and I.V.G. were supported in part …