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… of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) staff scientist Simon Roux , who was recently selected as the 2025 … discussions on how to capture and characterize viral diversity, understand the role of viruses in natural ecosystems, and functionally explore viral genetic diversity. In 2021, he was among those selected by …
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… Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep … viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant representatives of deep subsurface ecosystems. A team of … code for CRISPR systems, which help bacteria resist foreign genetic elements by incorporating short sequences from …
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… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome … you to, say, go to your grandma’s backyard. To collect the diversity that exists in the 1940s? The answer is no! If … But today, you have so many other say morphological, genetic, you know say sugar, lipid composition – so I think …
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… This year’s list features 6,900 researchers working in 21 … influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last … on giant viruses — providing a perspective on giant virus diversity, and how sequencing and bioinformatics have sped …
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… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our … and a specific microbial host to replicate. Sequencing genetic material directly from samples sidesteps these … aspect of viruses in the environment — their sheer genetic diversity. As pioneers of this field, the JGI has leveraged …
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… influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last … issue of Nature, the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within … tool called geNomad that identifies and classifies mobile genetic elements based upon their gene content and their …
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