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… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. … Lead Nikos Kyrpides at the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility at … or viruses. geNomad combines a broad scope, targeting all known groups of viruses and plasmids. It is also optimized …

… their work delivered during the 5th anniversary celebration of the internship program. Candace Cole, UC Merced JGI Mentors : Ben Cole & Axel Visel, Genomics of Plant-Microbial Interactions “The summer internship has … time and like nerding out about the big stuff, well, the little stuff! People hold office hours and you can pop in …

The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest … called natural products . Yet, combing through the genomes of four anaerobic fungal species has revealed, for … of novel compounds, as well as (potentially) one previously known natural product: baumin. Baumin is an antioxidant, …

… have been elected to the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … focuses on the interactions between seagrasses, considered marine flowering plants, and their microbiomes. She is …

Dr. Blaby heads the DNA synthesis platform at the Joint Genome Institute, where he leads three groups focused on HTP … National Laboratory where he focused on functional genomics of phototrophs. Through this and post-doctoral positions at University of Florida and UCLA he has worked with a wide range of …