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… here  Registration fees:  Early Bird rates available now General & Berkeley Lab Attendee – $250 Students & Postdocs – $200 Regular Rates (begin September 19, 2026) General & Berkeley Lab Attendee – $300 Students & Postdocs – … understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity toward …

… methods, researchers have shed light on the genetic makeup of new giant viruses. This review highlights … option to discovering giant viruses. Further, single-marker gene based surveys allow researchers to use signature genes, rather than an entire reference genome, to sift for …

… As their small genomes can be easily manipulated through genetic engineering, inoviruses are used for several … “What we’re really doing is looking for a particular gene found in all inoviruses, and then checking the … genes,” he said. “If these genes are similar in size and function to those in typical bacterial or archaeal genomes, …

… been approved through the annual Community Science Program (CSP) call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint … evolved from a white paper approved through JGI’s CSP New Investigator call to a full-scale submission. She …

… “ Advanced analytics for uncovering virus dynamics and functional potential ," is among the five focused on tool … viruses are likely to infect, and (iii) identifying the genetic traits of the viruses to better understand their … metagenome-assembled viral genomes ( Nature Biotechnology , 2021), geNomad , a tool for identifying mobile genetic …

… discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant challenge in genomics. Enter GenomeOcean, a powerful generative model  now available to the global research … new discoveries in microbial genome structures and functions. Wang worked with the MetaHipMer team with …

… of both plant and animal cells, it shares nearly 7,000 genes with other organisms (a third of those shared by both … and flowering plants). Its genome also contains hundreds of genes uniquely associated with carbon dioxide capture and … green algal genomes using Chlamy as a reference for functional annotation, including Chromochloris zofingiensis …

… of the JGI’s Flagship genomes. She and her colleagues have generated a high-quality, phenotyped mutant library in … as the alga is colloquially known by researchers. A missing gene from this mutant library leads to photosynthetic … fluctuating environmental conditions. The team aims to functionally link gene families to photosynthesis and …

… viruses. Almost all known virophage genomes share only four genes in common: major and minor capsid proteins (MCP and … includes  IMG/VR (for Virus)—for the virophage marker gene MCP, they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage … diverse new virophage genomes containing all four core genes. These virophages were found in diverse habitats …

… from the full announcement “ Berkeley Lab Receives Multiple 2021 HPCwire Awards ” on the Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …