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Making a Lichen Together
… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga … alga genome) and  MycoCosm (for the fungus genome) to aid analysis. Many of the results were unexpected. For example, … This work was supported by an intramural seed grant (IGSP 2008001) to …
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Refining the Process of Identifying Algae Biotechnology Candidates
… [subhed -- copy to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems … bioenergy feedstocks, algae are tiny but mighty. An analysis in the 2017 Bioeconomy Report estimated that the … This research was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) …
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Detection of short-term cropping system-induced changes to soil bacterial communities differs among four molecular characterization methods
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Contrasting Community Assembly Forces Drive Microbial Structural and Potential Functional Responses to Precipitation in an Incipient Soil System
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Type IV Pili‐Associated Secretion of a Biofilm Matrix Protein From Clostridium perfringens That Forms Intermolecular Isopeptide Bonds
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Thawing permafrost, microbes, and viruses: Gary Trubl — Part 2
… Gary Trubl, a virologist and postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is using bioinformatics and isotopes to track how viruses influence the flow of carbon …
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New Research Sheds Light on Diversity in the Deep Sea
… Microbial communities living near hydrothermal deep-sea vents hold vast potential for bioenergy.   The Science Hydrothermal vents are … metagenomic sequencing to the study as well as  genome analysis, providing authors a more complete picture of the … This work was funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants …
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Simon Roux Named 2025 ASM Microbiome Data Prize Awardee
… Congratulations to US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … of the Microbiome Data Prize by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). Roux leads the Viral Genomics group … The Prize also recognizes innovative and impactful analysis of microbiome data that has changed our …
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A Complex Confection Decoded: Sugarcane Reference Genome
… Sugarcane was the last major crop without a reference quality … world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for the sugarcane cultivar R570 has been  published in  … The work (proposal: https://doi.org/10.46936/10.25585/60001084 and …
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The Mobilome in the Mire
…   For years, researchers have known that many datasets miss a key part of … move between organisms. But now, deep sequencing and new analysis methods are bringing this mobilome into light, and …
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Four Draft Single-Cell Genome Sequences of Novel, Nearly Identical Kiritimatiellaeota Strains Isolated from the Continental Deep Subsurface
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Engagement Webinar: How to Successfully Apply for a CSP Proposal
… On September 1, JGI held a JGI Engagement: Pro Tips for Successful Community Science Program (CSP) Applications … how KBase (www.kbase.us) can support biological data analysis. It is a free, open source analytics platform … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of …
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