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… JGI's Simon Roux describes the structure and content of the IMG/VR v3 database (img.jgi.doe.gov/vr), the … to browse and search through the more than 2 million viral sequences available in IMG/VR v3. …

… array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these vents, and underwater volcanoes,  researchers … The study,  published in the  Microbiome journal, broadens our understanding of the unique microorganisms and … This work was funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants OCE-0728391, OCE-0937404, …

… research as part of the Metagenome Program. His responsibilities include the development of novel computational tools to identify virus sequences, the design of new experimental approaches to link … Pascal, France Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Université Blaise Pascal, France …

… Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility. The sequences were then biochemically characterized by a team … to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) … proteins that can target single-stranded DNA molecules broadens the range of applications for CRISPR-Cas systems. It …

… In this episode, undergraduates adopt genomes that the JGI sequenced, but never published in the literature. These … State Fresno) and two students, Angela and Mark Soghomonian share what it was like to take on one of these genomes.  …

… (UEC) recently welcomed three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National …

… Joint Genome Institute works in partnership with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, which specializes in … for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led a team that  recently published work … format; their conversation has been lightly edited and condensed below.   Sarah Sharman:  What is the JGI Plant Gene …

… The latest edition of the JGI Progress Report highlights notable research and scientific collaborations in 2018. The cover is an image of Mono Lake, a saline … own Jon Bertsch. Microbes isolated from Mono Lake were sequenced by the JGI (isolates here , here and here ), and …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At … kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to their hosts is crucial to understanding what … A better understanding of virus-host interactions opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial …

… regulate Earth’s climate. Most methane is produced in environments without oxygen through a process called … therefore play a critical role in the global carbon cycle, and are of significant interest for their … to speak. They could just be switched off.” Yet, after extensive study, Hatzenpicher and his team were able to …

… to ancestral bacteria’s energy sources. More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria acquired the ability to produce … as a byproduct. The abundance of oxygen shaped the evolution of life on Earth, and led to the development of multicellular … of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… Scientists find bee gut microbes have a division of labor when it comes to metabolizing complex polysaccharides. Honey bees are invaluable pollinators — cupids of the plant … in winter instead. So, evolutionarily, it might make sense that honey bees have a more efficient microbiome to …