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… partner, either a eukaryotic microalga or a cyanobacteria, is known as the “photobiont.” Photobiont and … However, despite a century-and-a-half of lichen research, many of the symbiosis’ details remain unclear. For … are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could …

July 22, 2019, in  Nature Microbiology , a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … that a computer could use to conduct a similar type of search in microbial and metagenomic databases. In this case, the machine “learned” to identify a certain type of bacterial viruses or phages called inoviruses, which are …

… characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and CRAGE technologies. While CRISPR … in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by combining it with CRISPR.  By employing CRAGE, … pest control. Secondary metabolites are highly regulated in bacteria, making it difficult to identify which pathway …

… of genetic switches implicated in developmental and disease processes in the human genome. In addition to his … Computational Biology , Nucleic Acids Research . Over 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals including Nature, … LA, Visel A (2013). Fine tuning of craniofacial morphology by distant-acting enhancers. Science 342, 1241006. Visel A …

… biologist for JGI’s Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of … tools for elucidation of biosynthetic gene clusters in bacteria and fungi. Prior to joining the JGI, he spent time … (1996) … List available on Google Scholar … Education … Publications …

… on marine microbial communities. The Science A team of researchers tracked the impact of a large-scale heatwave event … that takes carbon from the atmosphere and keeps it in the deep ocean. With genomic samples collected before, during … model of how marine microbial communities are affected by warming events. More time-series studies could help …