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… viruses. Almost all known virophage genomes share only four genes in common: major and minor capsid proteins (MCP and … includes  IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage … diverse new virophage genomes containing all four core genes. These virophages were found in diverse habitats …

… 2016, Dr. Otani has been studying secondary metabolism in microbes, particularly actinomycetes. His research activity … particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce which metabolites. … BS, …

… to link genomes with environments to understand how webs of microbes cycle carbon and sustain biomes via the development … Genome Engineering Enables Rapid Activation of Biosynthetic Gene Clusters. Nat Microbiol. 4(12):2498-2510. doi: …

Bordeaux have developed a platform that mimics chloroplast function within a cell-sized system. The Impact … carbon captured from the atmosphere in a process that generates energy. The MPI team ultimately aims to develop an … Functional Genomics call, the JGI synthesized library of genes that code for Enoyl-CoA Carboxylase/Reductase (ECR) …

This year’s annual CSP call had five areas of emphasis: genes to function, plant and algal functional genomics, inter-organismal interactions, …

… than 5,000 data sets of RNA sequences (metatranscriptomes) generated from diverse environmental samples around the … is vast, and we now have the means to explore it,” said Eugene Koonin, a senior investigator at the NCBI and one of … Computational Sieves to Filter Sequences There are more microbes on the planet than particles in a handful of dirt, …

… teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are they both … nitrogen-metabolizing enzymes are abundant, and to which microbes they belong. This study provides further insights … sequences (transcriptomes) from their soil samples. This gene expression dataset was particularly important for …

… interaction up close, using RNA sequencing to understand gene expression: one of the first cross-kingdom … can serve as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate from carbon dioxide they take in. In this way, … with previous studies in the same system. With the right functional characterization, those genes could become dials …

… interaction up close, using RNA sequencing to understand gene expression: one of the first cross-kingdom … can serve as a reservoir for carbon compounds that plants generate from carbon dioxide they take in. In this way, … with previous studies in the same system. With the right functional characterization, those genes could become dials …

… species.  Students collect fungi, sterilize tissue, isolate genes and more. The metadata then goes into iNaturalist. …