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… early 2020, people all over the world have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to affect nearly … every aspect of our daily lives.  But for researchers who study viruses that infect organisms much smaller than … and nitrogen cycles. Currently one of the best ways to study such viruses is by sequencing the bulk DNA or RNA …

… Congratulations to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the … genomics and metagenomics. They cited her “landmark” 2013 Nature paper , which uncovered nearly 30 major previously …

… an interactive browser that allows other researchers to study the genomes and predict the metabolic abilities of … One test was to predict traits of more than 400 cultured rumen prokaryotes from the  Hungate1000 project . They also used the tool to predict possible functions from 733 metagenome-assembled rumen genomes. Finally, they used the …

… to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) has applications across many areas. In particular, gene … author Lucas Harrington was a graduate student from study senior author Jennifer Doudna’s lab, and he worked …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science … its history. Their research, published in  August 2023 in  Nature Plants , was able to assess absolute time estimates … This study was supported by a PhD scholarship from the China …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives … in 2004. The main object of her research was the symbiont community of a gutless oligochaete for which she … The Deputy of User Programs provides direction, leadership and oversight for all of the JGI user …

… fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A recent study shows that when salinity is reduced in its … The study was funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering … Excellence Fund to Sentinelle Nord is acknowledged. Additional support was by way of the Fonds de recherche du Québec …