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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 …

… Metagenomic datasets could help map out microbial diversity hotspots Over the past few decades, advancements … in sequencing technologies have led to an abundance of microbial genomes becoming available to the global … Dongying Wu, a member of the Functional Annotation team within the JGI’s Microbiome Data Science group. “Turns out …

… The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … health. Summary Soil viruses are a reservoir of genetic diversity and capable of transferring genes from one host … tree was then constructed with the sequence data to compare viral chitosanases to others like it available in public …

… 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 …