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… environmental samples — to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. These genes were identified based on their potential to … into larger and coherent pieces called contigs — into genes and even into genomes — from these environmental …
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… using measurements from single cells to understand which genes help plants grow, get nutrients, weather drought, and …
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… of the Institut Pasteur in France, the importance of methanogenesis and the presence of methanogens in nearly all types … well as tools for analysis. “There is evidence that methanogenesis is one of the oldest metabolisms, with the first … its impact on climate along earth history.” Marker genes for diverse methane metabolisms Of the 10 MAGs …
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… at the University of California, Davis and UC Santa Barbara generated a list of prokaryotes with fermentative metabolism … IMG data portals to get information about the genomes and genes of the organisms on the list. They also searched IMG/M for all protein-coding genes belonging to each genome. The final dataset – …
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Clustering Scalable … Cataloging Lineage Specific Conserved Genes in Giant Viruses … Pan-genome Graphs: Approaches for …
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… perform functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development of CheckV helps … these sequences may be tainted by the presence of non-viral genes. Up to this point, there has been a lack of fast and … (contigs) of proviruses flanked on one or both sides by genes from the host organism. With the virus-host boundary …
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… traits — height, biomass, hardiness to cold, etc. — to its genes. The undertaking took shovels, trucks — and more than …
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… contains about 6% of the human genome . They discovered genes linked to conditions such as cardiovascular disease, … about 2% of the human genome. They were interested in genes involved in repair of DNA damage, and those associated … 3% of the human genome. They wanted to learn about the genes implicated in the development of breast and prostate …
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… they’d used metagenomics to identify over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across …
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JGI data portals and pipelines helped identify potential genes responsible for lignin deconstruction. (The JGI also … structure and functionality on the atomic level, was generated at JBEI and analyzed by the GLBRC. By providing … will require further research, including confirming the genes and the enzymes those genes produce. If confirmed, and …
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… 2007, the JGI has been working on identifying switchgrass genes related to biomass production, drought tolerance, and … data portal Phytozome. The combination of field data and genetic information has allowed the research team to … Switchgrass has a large polyploid genome, which means most genes are found as multiple copies across the chromosomes. …
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… and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these … key aspect of viruses in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, the JGI has … genomes. That study multiplied the number of known viral genes by a factor of 16. The same year, the JGI expanded its …
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