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… are small viruses with double-stranded DNA genomes that co-infect eukaryotic cells along with giant viruses. Virophages … 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 …

… Educational training technologies provide opportunities for students and … of Energy (DOE) has invested in training the next generation workforce through funding opportunities managed … genomes. They manually curate data to connect to the newly generated Myco-Ed reference genomes made available in the …

… Gene expression in eukaryotes was long held to be monocistronic – that is, a single gene makes messenger RNA, which encodes a single protein. … genomics in support of DOE missions related to clean energy generation and environmental characterization and cleanup. …

… In a special issue of mSystems , out May 14, 2019, JGI … who offer perspectives on what the next five years of innovation could look like. In one article, Micro-Scale … genome assembly from metagenomes. This is a critical step toward better understanding the impact of viruses upon …

… Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, the cotton fields look like … are hybrids comprised of cotton A and cotton D genomes. A multi-institutional team including researchers at the U.S. … authors of the  paper published April 20, 2020 in  Nature Genetics include Jane Grimwood and Jeremy Schmutz of JGI’s  …

… fees: Regular attendees  (LBNL and external): $400  Industry: $450  Students and postdocs (including LBNL students and postdocs): $250      Hosted by … expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest portfolio of approved … seeks to understand and enhance the rubber biosynthesis pathway in guayale, a drought tolerant shrub. Melissa Roth …

… Trained on environmental data, a new JGI tool more accurately … discoveries. Unlocking the intricate details of life’s genetic blueprint has long been a significant challenge in … to draft strands encoded with new proteins or genetic pathways not observed in nature. Because of its enhanced …

… The JGI leverages its existing partnerships and develops others providing complementary expertise to advance the science and serve as impact multipliers . The JGI has a long-term partnership with the …

… In our warming world, we’ll need corn, sorghum and other crops to grow well in worse conditions: with more heat, less water and less fertilizer. Grasses do better in these conditions, so plant biologists James Schable, …

… rather than single cells or isolated strains, is easy to generate, but difficult to assemble and interpret. The … learning, data is passed through algorithms organized into multiple interconnected layers. The architecture of these … García Martin of Berkeley Lab’s Biological Systems and Engineering), to assign microbial taxa (Andrew Tritt of CRD …