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… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute … with interests in understanding which processes change biodiversity, and how these changes affect the dynamics and … approved CSP New Investigator proposal to understand the genetic basis of fungal community assembly on dead wood …

… genome data, unlocking new potential for AI-driven studies of energy metabolism. The Science Researchers produced … as reliable markers for classifying species and studying diversity in complex biological systems. By making the tools … due to features like self-splicing introns and multiple genetic codes. Adding to the challenge, mitochondrial …

… An article summarizing the field of viral metagenomics, authored by JGI researchers Lee … , was  recently published in the journal  Annual Review of Biomedical Data Science . The following guest piece was written by Call, a postdoctoral fellow in the JGI Microbiome Data Science Group led by Kyrpides. Since early …

… user facilities. Focus areas for these projects include biofuels, biomaterials and bioproducts; hydrobiogeochemistry; … interorganismal interactions; and novel applications of molecular techniques. The FICUS program is designed to … call aims to encourage innovative research exploiting a diversity of capabilities to generate datasets beyond what …

… Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved proposals highlight biodiversity and how ecosystems are adapting to stresses. A … State University and colleagues aim to understand how soil microbiomes in fire-adapted ecosystems respond to low and …

… (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a … perform functional assessment, host prediction, and phylogenetic analysis. The development of CheckV helps … scientist Stephen Nayfach, the study’s first author in the Microbiome Data Science group led by Nikos Kyrpides. To …

… archaea are estimated to produce 500 million tons of methane a year, which is over half the total global … of a novel archaeum from a hot spring that has the genetic machinery to perform hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis … study first author Bojk Berghuis. “This provided us with genetic evidence to tie together the evolutionary history of …

… Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … sample, or a rumen sample, you’re going to find beautiful diversity.”  Within that diversity of bacteria and fungi, O’Malley and her team are …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing … of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could … surprisingly active. In viruses, DGRs appear to generate diversity quickly, allowing these viruses to target new …

… less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … a timeline like this, researchers would normally craft a genetic clock based on its divergence with a  different … researchers to use the genome assembly to calibrate their genetic clock.  Various researchers around the globe were …

… Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly … Genomics Lead Dan Rokhsar , Molecular Biology & Genetics Staff Data Scientist Asaf Salamov, Plant & Animal … Plant & Animal Science and Molecular Biology & Genetics categories Microbial Systems research group lead …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … data portal Phytozome. The combination of field data and genetic information has allowed the research team to … environments, the 4X variety was more of a specialist. The genetic variation that allows the 8X variety to be a …