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… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex … in the next generation of flowering vegetation. In return for their services, bees eat plant nectar and pollen. Nectar … But scientists have wondered exactly how the microbial community carries out its helpful metabolism: …

… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in … in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and plasmids drive microbial processes and evolution. This is because MGEs can … Exascale Computing Project (17-SC-20-SC), a collaborative effort of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and …

… back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often … loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop engineering untouched. Research recently published in  The … enzymes in specialized metabolism, organisms tend to evolve multiple copies of enzymes, similar to including half a …

… projects, Dr. Bowen’s work focuses on developing high-performance computing workflows and integrating mathematics and chemistry for advanced analysis, modeling, and data integration. Dr. … in spectral alignment, molecular networking, chemoinformatics, and bioinformatics facilitates impactful …

… Over the course of the summer, the JGI-UC Merced Genomics Internship paired six UC Merced students with seven JGI researchers for bioinformatics internship opportunities in fields … Merced in Spring 2019.) Mentor: Ben Cole, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions What effect has your summer …

… Pictured is a timelapse of the Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is … Area are also co-located in the IGB. Vision The vision of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …

…   Registration for this meeting has closed           Registration fees:     … $200      Postdocs: $250     Industry: $700    Thanks for joining the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) and the … insightful presentations, dynamic panel discussions, informative poster sessions, thought-provoking flash talks, …

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… is eager to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers. That’s why each year we look for novel research projects — aligned with DOE missions and … of desert grasslands to the metabolic savviness of microbial ecosystems at the forest floor and along ocean …

… (metagenomes). However, the quality and completeness of metagenome-assembled virus sequences vary widely. In a previous effort, an international consortium recommended specific … the genomes of these viruses and associate them with their microbial hosts. However, assembling viral genomes from …

… to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses … The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … to another, which can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, …