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… metabolic and functional capabilities. Take part in the "Sequences to Cultures" Jamboree!  Immediately following the … Dartmouth University … Metagenomic and single-cell sequence data have provided a means to access novel … cataloged and taxonomically classified to date. Under the “sequence to function’ umbrella, this symposium will further …

… the process hinges on referencing to existing genome sequences.  Some of these proteins are what the scientists … artificial intelligence to decode the language of protein sequences and obtain hints of their possible functions. Yet … efforts were limited to the realm of already-known protein sequences.  “In this endeavor, we have not only ventured …

… lichens are dominant carbon and nitrogen fixers in alpine and high latitude ecosystems, deciphering their … nitrocellulose filters in Petri dishes. The scientists also sequenced the fungus and photobiont’s genomes and compared … is able to survive drying out to a potato-chip level of crispiness, only to revive in mere seconds or minutes — a trait …

… stressors, um, alter microbial biomass and then what the consequences are for the ecosystem. ALISON:  So, Ed is trying …

Schmutz is the Plant Program Lead at the JGI. Sarah:  Why is a resource like this important to the field of plant …

Nature Genetics, the work is part of a long-term project to sequence, annotate and analyze the genomes of more than 300 …

… at virus infections. Their genomes include short DNA sequences that code for CRISPR systems, which help bacteria … resist foreign genetic elements by incorporating short sequences from infecting viruses and phages. In these sequences are virus fragments called spacers, that indicate …