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… In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. As both … Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th celebration of Earth Day on April 22, and DNA Day on April 25. Since … could become more sustainable through applications of microbiome science; our water quality, our water resource …

… crop and ornamental seeds sold for the upper Midwest are often very different than those bred for Texas. Identifying … customize the crop for additional end products. The genetic diversity within this set of plants, each with a … to make connections between the plant’s traits and genetic diversity,” said John Lovell, an evolutionary biologist at …

… 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 …

… communities than ever before — especially with the prospect of meta-analyses boosted by AI and Machine Learning — JGI … communities. By pairing RNA or DNA sequencing with tracings of stable, heavy isotopes, SIP allows researchers to go … in microbial ecosystems. These communities harbor tens of thousands of different organisms who all consume …

… Annual Call. “It’s exciting to see the diverse portfolio of successful CSP proposals this year,” noted Tanja Woyke, … large-scale genomic science projects relevant to the DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) … as smaller-scale calls including our New Investigator and Functional Genomics calls, here on our website . See below …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… 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 …

… a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with … researchers have unlocked new information on the structural diversity of eucalyptus. The 2014 genome, generated using a … pangenome to better understand the genetic structural diversity of the genus. Understanding all the gene variants …

… degradation.  “We are  very excited to see the outcome of the innovative research  being proposed by this year’s … CSP investigators,” said Tanja Woyke, Deputy Director of JGI’s User Programs. “Many of these projects are large in … call, as well as our smaller-scale New Investigator and Functional Genomics calls, here on our website.   See below …

… di-GMP (Guanine Monophosphate) is found in nearly all types of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that … their new biosensor for cyclic di-GMP. The team created functional biosensors by finding an insertion site for the … homologous YcgR proteins and chose a set of 92 proteins for functional characterization as candidate biosensors. These …