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In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … data portal Phytozome. The combination of field data and genetic information has allowed the research team to … environments, the 4X variety was more of a specialist. The genetic variation that allows the 8X variety to be a …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute … with interests in understanding which processes change biodiversity, and how these changes affect the dynamics and … approved CSP New Investigator proposal to understand the genetic basis of fungal community assembly on dead wood …

Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly … Genomics Lead Dan Rokhsar, Molecular Biology & Genetics Staff Data Scientist Asaf Salamov, Plant & Animal … Plant & Animal Science and Molecular Biology & Genetics categories Microbial Systems research group lead …

Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of Chytridiomycota (the … to regain once it is lost. Depending on the exact phylogenetic placement of Olpidium, it may mean that the … This required an enormous amount of effort in collecting genetic material of Olpidium. They inoculated cucumber roots …

DOE JGI, UC Merced Days after presenting the results of his summer research at the U.S. Department of Energy … could be considered.” Olmstead’s project focused on the genetic mechanisms of chemotaxis in the Arabidopsis microbiome, particularly, how bacteria can be driven toward …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … For the past few years they have partnered with JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group led by Nikos Kyrpides , mining …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. Since … could become more sustainable through applications of microbiome science; our water quality, our water resource …

Every fall, a mysterious green growth appears on top of farmers’ fields: a microbial community that might be …

Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A … State University and colleagues aim to understand how soil microbiomes in fire-adapted ecosystems respond to low and …

Over the course of eight weeks this past summer, 10 students from UC Merced … on research projects that contribute to the larger mission of the U.S. Department of Energy. Students also worked with … using natural language processing techniques to categorize genetic information. Learn more about their work here in a …

… (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … perform functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development of CheckV helps … scientist Stephen Nayfach, the study’s first author in the Microbiome Data Science group led by Nikos Kyrpides. To …

Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could … surprisingly active. In viruses, DGRs appear to generate diversity quickly, allowing these viruses to target new …