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… Novel study looks at microbiomes in aerial surfaces of plants and their roles in plant health and environmental … surface of plants, is a comparatively understudied area of forest ecosystems as past studies have mainly focused on … summer project in the JGI-UC Merced Internship Program. In 2023, Shayna Bennett, a UC Merced graduate student in …

… with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages are small viruses … in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … & Microbiomes (IMG/M) data suite—which includes  IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able …

… National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is a network of field research sites designed to collect long-term open … Through the  “Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science” (FICUS) call between the JGI and the  … more about BioSANS. Letters of Intent are due March 17, 2021 for the FICUS proposal call. Q&A from the Webinar: …

… Puerto Nuevo is a small town along the Baja California coastline in Mexico. While conducting early field … UC Merced graduate student Sabah Ul-Hasan and alumnus of the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship Program, first sampled the area in summer 2016.  She described the microbial diversity patterns of …

… at the JGI’s history, from its beginnings in the sequencing for the Human Genome Project out to the future of the … many more years of enabling clean energy and renewable production — and congratulated JGI on the anniversary. “This … “Nigel [Mouncey] and his team have continued that excellence.” Drell said that, during his time as program …

… Describing the largest analysis to date of the modified DNA base 5mC variations in fungi. The … ways to protect poplar and other crops being considered for bioenergy feedstock development. Summary With the aim of … of life, they tracked the evolution of 5mC pathways across 528 species. The researchers found that unlike most flowering …

… Tanja Woyke , who has been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in … of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process for AAM Fellows is based on their records of scientific … Microbial Genomics Program since 2009 and heads the Single Cells group. She has also served as the Functional Genomics …

… who has been 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 recognizes … and around the planet–through techniques including single-cell genomics and metagenomics. They cited her “landmark” …

… The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the … Understanding the genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for …