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… in fungi. The Science Changing an A, C, T or G in a genome sequence can lead to changes in protein structures … that unlike most flowering plants and animals, fungi lack gene body methylation. The analysis revealed that 5mC in … Additionally, the team found a correlation between genome-wide 5mC abundance and the abundance of specific 5mC …

Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global lineages . Come harvest time, … and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion worldwide underscores its value and importance in the fabric of … Science “The results described in this  Nature Genetics publication will facilitate deeper understanding of cotton …

Woyke pursued her postdoctoral research at the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2004. The main object of her research … Nature Communications, Nature Protocols, Nature Reviews Genetics, ISME J, Nucleic Acids Research, DOE Small Business … User Programs … Education … Awards and Service … Selected Publications …

The PhycoCosm data portal allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? You now have one place where you can …

For the first time, a team has analyzed in parallel the genomes and transcriptomes of both partners to better … communication and cooperation. Their partnership is widespread and cosmopolitan: more than 20,000 ascomycete … and the microalga,  Asterochloris glomerata . To see how gene expression changes when living together versus apart, …

… ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could mutate the … been found in other viruses, bacteria, and archaea. But how widely distributed they are, and the roles that they might …

… change with the seasons. The Science Light-harvesting bacteria (phototrophs) in Antarctica’s Ace Lake defy the … researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User … — and green sulfur bacteria,  Chlorobium , blooms. The specific mixture of light and salinity in this portion of …

… teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are they both … While large protein databases, like UniProt, exist, are not specific enough for a microbial community like that from a … to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) from …