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The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from their summer experiences. This … here.” Mentor: Lorenzo Aureli Project: “ Exploring the epigenetic basis of pathogenicity in bacteria” Erika Maquiling … Being able to work with state of the art technology and greenhouses/grow chambers has been an incredible experience. …

Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match … This analysis led them to identify 2,938 putative AT  genes. Within the AT genes identified across different species, each organism has …

… develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic entities that seek to … forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  …

Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and … Then, using metagenomes and metatranscriptomes generated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … genomes, they found a huge variety of CRISPR-Cas systems. Generally, prokaryotes use CRISPR-Cas systems to recognize …