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… “Microbes underpin so much of what we see on earth in terms of nutrient cycles and biogeochemical cycles…. Viruses play a pretty important role in the cycling of nutrients in these systems.” -Mike …

… Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the … the study highlights the vast functional diversity of microbes by looking at protein function within them. … elements based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. Roux was first author on a study featuring a new …

… Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and their hitchhikers. The Science Within the archaeal domain, there is a group of tiny hitchhikers. These organisms … This research was supported in part by the Allen Distinguished Investigator Program, …

… of Microbiology (AAM) ! She is among the 68 new Fellows in the Class of 2020, selected from 118 nominees. The selection process for AAM Fellows is based on … methods to access the genetic material of uncultivated microbes and link their genomes to the roles they play in …

… Sphagnome data would enable researchers’ insights on their potential carbon cycling impact.   The … cycling is a carbon flux regulator since sulfate-reducing microbes prevent methane production by routing the carbon … oxidation. The findings lead them to speculate that these microbes could use the same pathway for either sulfur …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have revisited a number of notable achievements … of millions of trees in California alone. With the genome sequence in hand, the UC team led the charge to develop … Publication: Tyler BM et al. Phytophthora genome sequences uncover evolutionary origins and mechanisms of …

… Successful Community Science Program (CSP) Applications Webinar inviting researchers to submit white papers to the CSP  New … in their proposal as long as they’re staying under the sequence cap? A(nswer): Proposals that are looking at … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… Dr. Baumgart joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2018, following his doctoral research in synthetic … BS in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California, San Diego PhD in Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego … and Viola Willemsen. "Two deeply conserved non-coding sequences control PLETHORA1/2 expression and coordinate …

… Retracing how the dry rot Serpula lacrymans adapted to a new … from similar organisms, researchers have gained insights on why the dry rot ( Serpula lacrymans ) is so destructive in … Serpula species, S. himantioides from Europe, that was sequenced and analyzed by the JGI. The researchers found …