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A special issue of Synthetic Biology celebrates research … PI on this project. “I view the program as an excellent platform to build collaborative research initiatives.” Yasuo … a unique resource for the international community and fostering academia-industry collaborations.” A third story …

A deep dive into microbial genomics reveals one bacterial … ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In … help regulate the global carbon cycle — fixing, transforming, and respiring carbon. Understanding the metabolisms …

… … DAN UDWARY: Hey, everyone. I’ve got a great episode for you here today. We got the opportunity to talk to one of … to then switch from financial support from the National Science Foundation to financial support from the National …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have … and cyanobacteria create the air we breathe and the fuel for food webs as they turn carbon dioxide and water into … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 … to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … tool that can help scientists engineer organisms for bioenergy applications. Cas9 needs guide RNA to lead it …

Miscanthus  sequence offers insights into benefits of polyploidy and perenniality. The Science A reference genome sequence and genomic toolkit for the perennial grass Miscanthus sinensis has been …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day … DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Transcript for Audio Two special days occur in April: the 50th …

Harnessing BER-funded data resources, researchers built an … and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use oxygen to convert food into … the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of metabolism, researchers recently compiled a list of …

For the last 15 years, Ray Turner has been one constant for the Joint Genome … Michael Brandt (Operations Deputy), Horst Simon (Science Deputy), Jeff Blair (Chief Laboratory Counsel) and …

Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … revealed that just a handful of enzymes are needed to transform zealexins and related precursors into a bonanza of …

Analysis reveals cotton genome stability across global … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … , both faculty investigators at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. “The goal has been for all this new …

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