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… “All along the way, it was just like rediscovering genetics, with the evolution of sequencing technologies and …

… plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread their DNA, they can …

… could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome …

… are available on the JGI’s  Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) portal. The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique …

… was published online June 8, 2014 in the journal Nature Genetics . “Common beans are a major societal crop for those … dicot,” Schmutz explained, meaning the plant’s reduced genetic diversity makes it easier to genetically manipulate. One important improvement to the …

… bacterium was doing in the mangroves. “Mangroves and their microbiomes are important ecosystems for carbon cycling . If … to study these large bacteria in light of their potential interactions with other microorganisms. “We started this … under the JGI’s strategic thrust of inter-organismal interactions, because large sulfur bacteria have been shown …

… Laboratory scientists who have uncovered remarkable genetic secrets that bring us closer to making poplar an …

… datasets miss a key part of microbial genomes: the mobile genetic elements, or MGEs, that can move between organisms. …

… bacterial clades shared between honey bee and bumblebee gut microbiomes. Researchers found that pollen’s pectin and … it might make sense that honey bees have a more efficient microbiome to harvest all the energy they can. The results …

… deeply are metagenomes sequenced? A:  For the next call ( CSP New Investigator ), up to 4 long-reads (PacBio) …

… (Berkeley Lab), has generated a more accurate phylogenetic tree tracking the evolution of  Dothideomycetes … enabled in part through  JGI’s  Community Science Program (CSP) , as several approved proposals have contributed toward … sequenced genomes, they also built a high-quality phylogenetic tree for  Dothideomycetes . The data allowed the …

… finding that each lichen partner can sexually reproduce: genetic recombination during sex could increase the fitness … the genes needed for meiosis, and thus can rapidly create genetic variation in its progeny. The study’s transcriptomic …