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… novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. Imagine researchers exploring … with a flashlight, only able to clearly identify what falls within that single beam. When it comes to microbial … online Oct. 11, 2023 in  Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach …

Large-scale comparative analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary … genomes for just a small fraction of Earth’s microbial diversity. Because most microbes cannot be cultivated under … Biotechnology . Known as the GEM (Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes) catalog, this work results from a collaboration …

… to replicate themselves and spread from cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. … IMG Virus Resource (IMG/VR) , now with more than 15 million viral genomes. It was also key to developing the first … to become an essential tool for researching global viral diversity. geNomad has already been downloaded thousands of …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … They chose this location because much is unknown about the diversity of organisms (taxonomy) and particularly those in … and organic carbon concentration. From Field Studies to Publication Together as a class, the students learned about …