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… Sequence-based studies — from metagenomics to single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant … Nucleocytoviricota , these giant viruses boast larger genomes than many bacteria. Until recently, understanding of … viruses. This review highlights four of these approaches. One way of detecting giant viruses in sequence data is …

… In order to do so, these organisms share space at cellular scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called … close, using RNA sequencing to understand gene expression: one of the first cross-kingdom spatially-resolved … scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User …

… are everywhere — in soil, the sea and, of course, the cells of other organisms. As they infect microbes like … in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, the JGI has leveraged metagenomics to … from around the world, finding over 125,000 partial and complete viral genomes. That study multiplied the number of …

… Dr. Mouncey joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2017 as the fourth Director in its … to build and position JGI as a leading integrative genome science user facility.  In addition to serving as JGI … include strategic planning and ensuring program excellence. The Director represents the JGI to its various …

… was the last major crop without a reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing … accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the sugarcane cultivar R570 has been  published … accounts for 80% of sugar production worldwide, but has one of the most complex genetic blueprints. Assembling a …