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… and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in environmental sequence data. Dr. Schulz employs multi-omics (metagenomics, … user community and supports various user projects in the Microbial Program. In an LDRD-funded project, Dr. Schulz … protists. These approaches enable novel insights into the diversity and important ecological roles of microeukaryotes …

… . The Science Most species are diploids and have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. In contrast, many … and their complex genomes are more difficult to sequence and assemble, in turn limiting the use of modern, … sets of chromosomes to produce a monoploid reference sequence. For the highly polyploid sugarcane, an …

… Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has now sequenced and assembled the genomes of these five cotton … insights on crop improvements at a genetic level, including why having multiple copies of their genomes (polyploidy) is … disciplines that relate directly and indirectly to genetic diversity, evolution, wild germplasm utilization and …

… JGI’s  PhycoCosm data portal , an interactive collection of sequenced algal genomes, omics data and comparative … analysis tools. Questions and Answers 1.  Q(uestion): Why would your Tree ever differ from NCBI Taxonomy? … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a … because they often need unique conditions and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material … aspect of viruses in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, the JGI has leveraged …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), generated genome sequences for nearly 600 green millet plants and released a … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science …

… Analysis reveals the microbial community involved in a bioremediation effort. The … PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via leakage from a … and 2010. DNA was extracted from the samples that were sequenced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint …

… team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … National Laboratory, used single-cell sequencing to sequence both a cell’s genome and detect accompanying viral …

… at work around the globe Keynote Talk Title : “Wild Microbial Ecology” Microbial ecologist  Bruce Hungate , of … organisms can do. And we need the field’s context to see why it matters.” As his career progressed, Hungate has … these amazing technologies that the JGI has to identify and sequence who’s making what, that the context at a microscale …

… The first step in the deadly dance between a virus and microbial cell is an embrace. For a virus with a “head-tail” … of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could … to adapt to changing environments. It also sheds light on why the rapid injection of mutations in a particular gene …