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The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi branched off early from aerobic fungi, which can breathe oxygen — … Swift — verified that the fungi expressed biosynthetic gene clusters, which are “building blocks” of natural …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But what trends govern those virus-host interactions? Do generalist viruses run rampant, capable of infecting different host species? Or, do they tend to …

… for a sustainable bioeconomy. Mission  As a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, we provide … use of our data. We completed 39,870 projects in FY24 We generated 871 Terabases of sequence We synthesized 9.7 … and faster sequencing, and at the same time help us manage costs. We have also scaled DNA-affinity purification …

Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art molecular methods to address wide-ranging … Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, and Adjunct Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Pennacchio received his Ph.D in 1998 from the Department of Genetics at Stanford University where he uncovered the …

… develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science … to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in …