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… start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and in an effort to understand its influence on the …

… problem. So explore different media conditions, different growth conditions, really try and understand, without any … do your organic reaction and see if it smells like a pine tree. Like there’s no cookie cutter reactions here, we’re … the lab of Cameron Currie. They work primarily within the “fungus growing ant” system where there is a symbiont, a …

As always, you’ll find transcripts and show notes with links to lots of other resources, especially for these … same kind of way, where we had– aflatoxin is produced by a fungus called Aspergillus . We were mostly working in … bacterial and archaeal orders as seen on the phylogenetic tree, with new lineages of uncultivated genomes from the GEM …

… kinds of biology, one of the best things that we do is work with this really great group of biologists that know what … was getting there but–  DAN: Yeah. I was uncertain of the timing because I know you were down in Panama for it at least … MARCY : It’s getting bacteria from there. We work on a fungus garden ant as well as the American honeybee. And so I …

… are NOT eligible for BERSS support through the JGI (with the exception of DE-FOA-0003453, which is eligible for … in the development of cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels, advancing the federal initiative that seeks to reduce … 17 partner institutions. CABBI researchers will develop fuels and products by integrating three highly …

Centers , which seek to accelerate the development of biofuels and bioproducts. The JGI continues to receive its … Integrative Genomics Building (IGB), a home it shares with the staff of the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase … understanding of plant metabolism, physiology, and growth to develop new bioenergy feedstocks with traits …

… and non-governmental institutions who haven't yet partnered with the JGI. The Business Development Team works closely … gas mitigation properties of multiple rice plant growth promotion technologies using methanotrophs. … Anuvia … company that recycles carbon emissions to make fuels and chemicals, improving air quality and promoting a …

… metabolism – field, though, is real, and it’s a field with very real and truly amazing science with a long … susceptible to a fungal infection of rye grain – a specific fungus, Claviceps purpurea, can infect grain. And when it … But where taxol comes from is, from the bark of the yew tree, is where it was originally discovered. And so that …

… we’re going to be presenting some conversations we had with scientists in the field of natural products. So, it’s a … Cochliobulis heterostrophis . This is a very well known fungus because it produces a secondary metabolite or natural … messages, or little chemicals to inhibit, usually, the growth of the other microbe. They really are paired. And …

The program supports the development of next-generation biofuels by studying perennial grasses and fast-growing trees as renewable energy feedstocks. It also tackles … environmental stress and microbial communities affect plant growth and productivity. These insights have the potential …

… in genomics and other omics technologies.  The exponential growth of DNA sequencing data, coupled with recent computational technology advances in management, … of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life.  Nature Biotechnology  35(7):676-683 Schulz …

In March 2008, the genome sequence of the forest fungus Laccaria bicolor was published in the journal Nature . The mushroom has a symbiotic relationship with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to have its genome sequenced. Having this first genome …