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… to Tanja Woyke, who has been awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes contribution of …

… Dr. Cole is interested in studying how plants interact with their environment. Prior to joining the Joint … of California, San Diego (PhD, 2011) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 2006) … Implementation of the Index of Cell Identity as an R package …

… Ian Gilman, Louis Graf, Yuxi Guo, Shaomei He, Vayu Hill- Maini, Forrest Lefler, Pok Man (Bob) Leung and Huang Li; … and Mar Schmidt; [bottom] Cody Spiegel, James Tan, Emma Timmins-Schiffman, Andressa M. Venturini, Valentin Waschulin, Flavia Winck Vischi, Jennifer …

… forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of Earth’s ecosystems. A software tool  recently described in  Nature Biotechnology  called geNomad identifies and … MGEs based upon their gene content and their genetic sequences. The software was created by researchers under the …

… Knockout experiments showcase potential for engineering bioenergy crops The Science Scientists at Brookhaven … Laboratory (BNL) led a team that  identified a protein , PtrbHLH011, within poplar involved in plant growth, … Research, as part of the Quantitative Plant Science Initiative (QPSI) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). …

… – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. … Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist Gilbert at …

… led by researchers at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology … , which can have pronounced ecological and evolutionary consequences. A previous study conducted by our research team … climate shifts. (C4 plants use a more efficient form of photosynthesis that reduces water loss, compared to the …

… A. Estrada-Graf, Nicole M. Fernandez; [Row 2]: Zachary Garvin, Chandan Kumar Gautam, Gareth Gillard, Audrey Goeckner, … [Row 3]: Lisa Kappel, Gayan Kariyawasam; Ákos T. Kovács. Elina Laanto, Rose A. Marks, Daniel Mok, Elise Morrison, Jake … Sapers, Nadia Shakoor, Rebecca Sherbo, Jennifer E. Smith, Chin Chin Too, Brooke Weigel, Susanne Wilken, Jing Yuan, and …

… After studying the mechanism of action of antifungal natural products and their derivatives during her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the Eberhard Karls University Tübingen … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  … leadership and oversight for all of the JGI user programs, including the Community Science Program and Emerging …

… Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is … will demonstrate to students (and their mentors) how to begin establishing a professional presence through getting credit for any …

… Fine-tuning metabolic gene expression helps identify variants in yeast genes. The Science Scientists have developed a more nuanced library approach to tuning gene expression in metabolic pathways. Compared to the … Foundation, and the JGI Synthesis Program under FP00005685. In addition, M.D. acknowledges funding from a National …

… We know all kinds of things about plastic – except, how to break it down for recycling. But some hungry insects can digest plastic. So researchers are taking a look …