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… 2023 marked a decade since the inception of the flagship internship program between the DOE … does for UC Merced students. He described it as “life changing” for the interns and loved the opportunities that …

… system traces polyploid genome evolution. Flowering plants abide by the concept, “the more the merrier,” with respect to their genomes. In their base state, they are diploids with two genome copies, one from each parent. Having three or more genome copies from additional parents or …

High-throughput stable isotope probing helps ID novel interactions between bacteria and fungi … automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial communities, with results published in the  … things like biomass and  biofuels . However, AMF and the microbial communities they inhabit are notoriously difficult …

… the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s … so unexpected given JGI’s remarkable ability to adapt to a changing scientific and technological landscape.” Scientific … manager in 2006 when the JGI transitioned from human to microbial genetics. Drell held the role until he retired in …

… diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could outnumber a small city’s … noted study senior author  Tanja Woyke , who heads JGI’s  Microbial Program . The team mined more than 8,500 publicly … in samples from marine (55%) and freshwater (40%) environments. As a result, the giant virus protein space …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from … same decay-related enzymes are useful in a wide range of environments.  Collecting and analyzing these samples was a …

A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley … science, energy conversion and water treatment as well as microbial ecology with a focus on metabolism and ecosystem … and the BSISB director.  The JGI’s Tanja Woyke, head of the Microbial Genomics Program, is enthusiastic about new …