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… ago, a team discovered a group of viruses that had in their genomes a surprising tool: a “diversity generating retroelement,” or DGR. The DGR could mutate the … been found in other viruses, bacteria, and archaea. But how widely distributed they are, and the roles that they might …

… A workflow for capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from … and then efficiently retrieve and characterize their genomes. The Impact Despite great strides in generating … reads. This demonstrates the viability of HCR-FISH+FACS for selectively enriching low abundance microbial groups from …

… teems beneath your feet. Both bacteria and fungi have genes that can break down plant fibers. But are they both … While large protein databases, like UniProt, exist, are not specific enough for a microbial community like that from a … to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences (transcriptomes) from …

… Metagenome-assembled archaeal genomes provide new insights into an ancient metabolism. Methane is a greenhouse … of the Institut Pasteur in France, the importance of methanogenesis and the presence of methanogens in nearly all types … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …