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The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial activity teems beneath your … So, to be able to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) from their soil samples. This …

… in common: major and minor capsid proteins (MCP and mCP, respectively), ATPase involved in DNA packaging, and PRO, a … increased the number of known high quality virophage genome sequences 10-fold through computational approaches. By … they were able to identify 44,221 total virophage partial sequences, including over 28,000 unique MCP sequences.  …

… within the cytoplasm of their cells. This newly discovered species of bacteria keeps its DNA more organized. “The big … project was to realize that these genome copies that are spread throughout the whole cell are actually contained … the bacterial cells on the molecular level. They amplified, sequenced and assembled the genomes. In parallel, Gros’ lab …

… metabolic and functional capabilities. Take part in the "Sequences to Cultures" Jamboree!  Immediately following the … Bacteria and Archaea revealed by a recent genome census . Speakers John M. Archibald (Keynote) Dalhousie University  … Dartmouth University … Metagenomic and single-cell sequence data have provided a means to access novel …

CO2 emissions from decaying leaves and woods into the atmosphere, while increasing the organic matter and fertility of … M. importuna CCBAS932 from the forests of France, were sequenced and annotated by a collaborative team. The genome sequences and annotations are available on JGI’s fungal …

… systems. We optimize our service to the community through responsibly managing our people and resources.     Director's … 39,870 projects in FY24 We generated 871 Terabases of sequence We synthesized 9.7 Megabases of DNA We processed … culminated in a reference for the complex  sugarcane genome sequence. The JGI  partnered  with synchrotron user …

Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), scientists sequenced the genomes of four  Zygnematophyceae algae, which … Researchers identified key genes associated with stress responses and compared them with those found in modern plants. … plant resilience and productivity. The algal genomes sequences are available on the JGI’s  PhycoCosm portal. … …

… domesticate some 60 strains, inserting into them a genetic sequence that acts as a “landing pad.” Mouncey adds, “Once … Pseudomonas  and Ralstonia with enzymes that make phosphate bioavailable for plants. When these engineered … A final recent advance in CRAGE is the addition of CRISPR enzyme Cas9. Originally, CRAGE was only used to  insert …

… potential ," is among the five focused on tool development. Specifically, the goal of this work is to develop tools, … described this as the development of a human virome specific database of IMG/VR (Viral Resources.) Launched in … collection of UViGs by identifying contiguous viral sequences (“contigs”) from thousands of ecologically diverse …

… fixed carbon to the mycobiont. However, despite a century-and-a-half of lichen research, many of the … communication and cooperation. Their partnership is widespread and cosmopolitan: more than 20,000 ascomycete species … nitrocellulose filters in Petri dishes. The scientists also sequenced the fungus and photobiont’s genomes and compared …

… for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes … Amplification to generate enough DNA to put on a sequencer. As previously mentioned, it’s a method that’s … assembly. So while researchers are confident all the DNA sequences came from one cell, including components like …

… (below) to hear more about the summer from their own perspectives. The interns from this cohort and their JGI … and mentor Robert Bowers, Mobile Genetic Elements and CRISPR Spacers in the Conifer Needle Microbiome Carlos Vazquez … mentor Bryce Foster, Benchmarking Bioinformatics Tools for Sequence Similarity Searching Morgan Lavenstein Bendall and …