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… a condition known as polyploidy. The multiple copies arise from past genome duplication, which occurs in two basic … developed a method to correctly identify polyploid subgenomes without needing to know the genomes of their … determining the evolutionary history of strawberries wasn’t completely accurate. “They took every single gene from …

… consequences of microbe-microbe interactions. Using metagenomes recovered directly from environmental samples and cultivated microbes, … sequenced and assembled by the JGI. From these assemblies, complete or near-complete population genomes were …

… ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating … by the JGI, to uncover these DGRs. DGRs were found in single microbial and viral genomes, as well as genomes sampled all at once from the same environment, called metagenomes. Why? Simon …

… the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team led … and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in generating … be applied in a number of ways including gathering a more complete view of a population’s genetic makeup and …

… the User Support Analysis group. He received his Ph.D. from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Cambridge … to study genome regulation in human and other vertebrate genomes. When he joined the JGI, he worked as a project … National Lab … Bowers et al. 2024. scMicrobe PTA: Near Complete Genomes from Single Bacterial Cells bioRxiv , …

… photosynthesizing organisms called phytoplankton (from the Greek phyto for ‘plant’ and planktos for … in cold, but fecund polar waters. “A lot of our food comes from the North Atlantic, North Pacific and South Pacific … Igor Grigoriev , JGI Fungal & Algal Program Head. “But still, there are no boundaries in the ocean. Yet, what was …

Biology article highlights how one microalga collected from water on the ice surface handles such fluctuations. P. … nutrient-poor conditions. It lives in a range of habitats — from brine pockets and melt pools, and within the water … significant stress with a higher proportion of dead cells recorded. Samples were taken again at two, six, 12 and …

… soybean became the first legume species with a published complete draft genome sequence. At the time, the vital … podcast minisode.)  In 2016, the JGI accepted a proposal from Sebastien Duplessis of the French National Institute … Sainsbury Institute, by annotating not just one but three genomes for P. pachyrhizi , which are available on MycoCosm …

… matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within … of Florida collected forest samples of poplar and soil from Washington and Oregon. The cuttings included genotypes … Program in order to get  M. elongata and  I. europaea  genomes sequenced and annotated for this study. The team …