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… awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize …

Registration and Agenda Coming Soon!  Hosted by the DOE Joint Genome Institute, the University of Nevada, … together to develop recommendations for cultivating new Bacteria and Archaea revealed by a recent genome census . Speakers John M. Archibald …

… in 29 U.S. states and 35 countries. (Graphic: Neil Byers) The JGI launched the 1000 Fungal Genomes (1KFG) … Over 1,000 species have been nominated for the project by more than 100 participants. Roughly 700 have been … genomes that are both large and complex. The first publication of a genome generated by the OGG initiative — …

… duplications, and even more ancient gene transfers from bacteria have all armed the plant with an array of defense … next-generation plant biology. … The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute is supported by the Office of Science of the US Department of Energy …

… the cells of other organisms. As they infect microbes like bacteria, algae and protists, all kinds of viruses impact … That study multiplied the number of known viral genes by a factor of 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its … target specific microbes or change the behavior of this bacteria — most likely there is a virus that is already …

… the natural world’s potential to address global challenges by exploring plants’ role in capturing carbon, detoxifying … supports the development of next-generation biofuels by studying perennial grasses and fast-growing trees as … the ability to discover syntenic orthologs, generate publication quality graphics and explore pangenome views of …

… in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by combining it with CRISPR.  By employing CRAGE, researchers are no longer limited to … pest control. Secondary metabolites are highly regulated in bacteria, making it difficult to identify which pathway …