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… Genome Institute in 2016 and is leading the New Lineages of Life Group. His research is focussed on the discovery of novel bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in … protists. These approaches enable novel insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes …

… in  Microbiome , researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office … the team concluded, “we provide a global analysis of the diversity, distribution, and evolution of virophages.” Lead author David Paez-Espino  … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … in nearly all types of anaerobic environments suggest the diversity of methane metabolisms is “vastly underestimated.” … important to understand early life, but also to link the evolution of this metabolism to geochemical data, which in …

… to current problems facing humanity. A major focus are biofuel feedstock species and plant-microbe interactions, … a plant based bioeconomy where plants are a major source of chemical production and contribute to a healthier planet … for key plant species, enhancing our understanding of plant diversity and integrating various data types to explore the …

… systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet … However, no microbe works alone. Archaea, bacteria, and viruses all operate in concert to form the foundation of …

… Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements … in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … “While computationally derived MAGs have been a revolutionary tool for microbiology, it's a call to balance,” …

… single-cell work — have quickly accelerated understanding of giant viruses. The Science In the last thirty years, in … their experience to provide a perspective on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped … This work was conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… majors interested in developing a deep understanding of STEM teaching & learning. Their coursework focuses on STEM pedagogy, educational theory and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, with concurrent field work in local classrooms and tutoring centers. Cal Teach offers a minor in …

… and predictive biology, modeling and biodesign — questions of relevance to DOE’s Biological and Environmental Research … While applications will be accepted that address any aspect of these mission areas, priority will be given to projects … emphasis that are listed in the call and leverage the diversity of JGI technical and analytical capabilities. All …

… influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last … issue of Nature, the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within … rot fungi in the genus Lentinula. Dan Rokhsar looked to the evolutionary history of strawberries as part of a study to …