Pre-print 🚨 alert! We used AI protein structure prediction to analyze ~10,000 Borg proteins, revealing potential capsid proteins & viral-like features in these massive elements from methane-eating archaea. Could they be the first archaeal giant viruses? Check it out!

Nearly 20 years ago, Jill Banfield, Gene Tyson & team transformed #microbiology with their seminal paper on genome-resolved metagenomics. Their innovative approach in reconstructing microbial genomes opened new frontiers in understanding ecosystem dynamics!
paper here: www.nature.com/articles/nat...

GRC-Geobiology was a blast! Kudos to
Clara Chan and Karen Lloyd, for putting together a fantastic line-up of experts in deep-time geology, mineralogy, paleontology, and microbiology. Also, it was a pleasure reconnecting with former Banfield lab members and many other great folks.