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… are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages … are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Almost all … involved in capsid maturation. Recently reported in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy …

… their 2019 list of Highly Cited Researchers , which includes 10 affiliated with the JGI . The 2019 list focused on Highly Cited Papers, defined in the Methodology section as “those that rank in the … to: Project Manager Kerrie Barry, Cross-Field Category Fungal and Algal Program head Igor Grigoriev , Plant & …

After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during her … a gutless oligochaete for which she deciphered function and host-symbiont interplay using metagenomics. Taking on a … User Programs … Education … Awards and Service … Selected Publications …

Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their evolutionary history, these fungi … . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for the first time, that this …

… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. … -Mike Wilkins, Colorado State University GI users and microbiome researchers Mike Wilkins and his graduate student …

Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth … (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side … Eurasia. The team also identified a gene associated with leaf angle, which determines how much sunlight leaves can …

A mini-episode looking at the efforts of Pankaj Trivedi, whose New Investigator … approved through the JGI Community Science Program, to use microbiome science to help make plants more resilient to …

The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This … Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven graduate students from … very cutting edge and I am happy to be a part of a positive change in science.” Mentor: Zhong Wang Project: “ Improving …

… have contributed to the research of 13 JGI scientists since the program’s inception. In 2014, JGI’s Zhong Wang and … and Peatland Responses Under Climatic and Environmental Change (SPRUCE) project Melanie LeGro (2016 graduate … investigating interactions between microbes and venomous hosts. She also facilitates the non-profit science …

… research, the health sciences and related fields who are interested in learning and sharing concepts, tools and research results in genomics, metagenomics and the human microbiome. The workshop will train participants in …

… diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of … a member of the Functional Annotation team within the JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group. “Turns out that despite all … from understanding the interactions between microbes, hosts, and their environments could be applied to multiple …

Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of … Canal System,” focuses on anthropogenic impacts on wetland microbiome composition and metabolism, work on which she is …