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Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers exploring a dark room with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within … environment — whether that be soil, animal hosts, marine ecosystems, etc.  “So, they must be doing something …

… for the design and maintenance of the Integrated Microbial Genomes (IMG) data warehouse, and integration of …

Tomas uses traditional cultivation methods along with microscopy and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our understanding …

… calling, functional annotation and methylomics) that run on microbial genomes and metagenomes. He also works on automating intra-department data exchange and assists with large scale computations on R&D projects. …

… participants. One is a fungus (usually belonging to the ascomycetes, one of the two main branches of fungi); another … could help inform efforts at bioengineering symbiotic microbial consortia for bioenergy crops. And because lichens … carbon and nitrogen fixers in alpine and high latitude ecosystems, deciphering their internal molecular mechanisms …

… further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not … for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in … that produce them. The Impact Secondary metabolites are microbial compounds produced in response to hardship or …