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The focus of this group, in recent years, has been to bring generalizable technologies to bacteria, yeasts and algae previously with little to no genetic tools enabling heterologous expression and functional exploration.  The developed strains …

… … DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science and scientists of secondary metabolism.  Brad Moore, UC San Diego and Scripps … chemist, Richard Moore, and get into seaweed, robots, algae, and biocatalysis — and he makes fun of me a lot, …

Tijana Glavina del Rio , Danielle Graham , or Miranda Harmon-Smith DNA Synthesis projects: Miranda Harmon-Smith … Christa Pennacchio   … You can visit the Products & Offerings section of our website for more details, including … Mycocosm (citation: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkt1183 ) Algae: Phycocosm (citation: …

Every approved proposal starts with a User Agreement — before any work can begin, including the submission of samples for sequencing, or the submission of …

JGI by identifying the actual molecules present in an environment that influence system behavior.  Through this identification, … functional genome annotation, improves understanding of the role small molecules play in diverse biological …

In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … to those who study it) a powerful reference organism for studying photosynthesis and cell motility. It’s also a model for studying lipid production in other algae that may be more viable for sustainable biofuel …

Below is a brief description of the process needed to prepare and ship samples for sequencing by the JGI.  Additionally it includes …

DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a … about natural products and the science and scientists of secondary metabolism. Welcome back for our second season of Natural Prodcast. This first …

… fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can thrive in changing conditions. A … were able to identify specific genes that allow the algae to adapt to sudden drops in salt levels, enabling it … ice in the Arctic has decreased by more than 30% in terms of quantity and thickness. Replacing older, thicker ice with …

… summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container with access to sunlight, water and carbon dioxide …

Research uncovers the genetic foundations that helped plants conquer land over 600 million years ago. The Science By studying the genes of land plants’ closest algal relative,  Zygnematophyceae , … scientists sequenced the genomes of four  Zygnematophyceae algae, which were isolated from diverse freshwater …

… projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national user … colleagues are interested in determining how soil moisture influences the soil microbiome and biochemical reaction …