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… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious plan …

… 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 … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages … 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 …

… A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate … For millions of years, underground fungi have lived in symbiosis with plant roots. Plants provide photosynthesized … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …