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New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science … 60 existing sequences, this work expands the family tree for Lentinula. Within those samples, this study also tracks … to decay wood were widely conserved across species. Specifically, many species had very similar plant cell wall …

… addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c hassis (or strain)-independent  r ecombinase- a … ( CRAGE ). CRAGE enables scientists to insert large pieces of DNA (up to 60 kb) in a single step, directly into the … Science Program (CSP)  Functional Genomics proposal call. …

For many scientists, the culmination of their work into a written report that is published in a … factors into why fungi have been so evolutionary and ecologically successful,” Wint said. “Fungi play an important role …

… gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Billions of years ago, methane-producing archaea likely played a key … of the Earth’s atmosphere and regulating the global climate for life to flourish. For Guillaume Borrel and Simonetta Gribaldo of the Institut …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … out to many researchers with the hope of getting support for a research project for his class of 18 juniors.  He got … JGI Director, Nigel Mouncey. Jonathan credits his intrinsically motivated students with fully defining the project, …

… the fourth Director in its 27-year history. He has a wealth of managerial experience from almost 20 years in the … genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research scientist at … of novel production organisms and fermentation processes for vitamins, insecticides, fungicides, platform chemicals, …