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Microbes drive critical ecosystem functions and affect global nutrient cycling, however they do so under strong constraints exerted by viruses. Research in the viral genomics …

Nandita is involved in developing new methods to improve genome recovery from single cells and to build sequencing libraries from …

Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking for new ways to … young in structures called galls.  In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find out more about these …

The ocean depths are vast and dark. But there are hotspots on the … thrive, and even support entire ecosystems. Hear from researchers Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Emily St. John, Gilberto Flores, and Peter Girguis about sampling these communities, and understanding how they’ve adapted …

Mateus’s research is focusing on the identification and analysis of Mobile Genetic Elements from Metagenomic Data.  Mateus’s GitHub …

Antonio’s research is focusing on the development of new methods for the … and classification of Mobile Genetic Elements from metagenomic data.  Antonio's GitHub …

Bob uses single-cell genomics and metagenomics to explore how microbes influence people and the environment. This includes studying … physiology and community ecology of microbes sampled from the natural environment. …

JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the latest release of IMG database dedicated to viral genomes assembled from metagenomes. He also demonstrates briefly how to … through the more than 2 million viral sequences available in IMG/VR v3. …

The US Department of Energy’s favorite tree is poplar. They’re the fastest growing trees in the Northern Hemisphere, making them … plants to harness for bioenergy. In this episode, hear from Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists who have …

Petra is an affiliate researcher who cultivates marine algae infected by giant viruses from subtropical, oligotrophic ocean gyres. She uses genomic …