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… Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … fungi also, unexpectedly, secrete natural products . Those results showed that these fungi may be able to provide tools … production.    Over time, as these projects have delivered results, they have also snowballed into more collaborations. …

… host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that colonize Arabidopsis thaliana roots with … Their analysis identified fungal gene families that help determine if these fungi act as friends or foes. The Impact … degrade plant cell walls and break down plant sugars. The results also revealed that the most beneficial fungi in root …

… yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single set of chromosomes, are available. The genome assemblies … Cross-Disciplinary Training Grant, Sigma-Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research, and Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary …

… researchers built an interactive and comprehensive database of fermentative prokaryotes. The Science Most organisms use … process called fermentation. To better understand the range of bacteria and archaea that rely on this form of … along with 4,355 genomes and 13.6 million genes. The results reveal that fermentative metabolism is seen in a …

… scientists are now getting more complete genomic results from single cells. The Science Studying the  genomes of microorganisms is incredibly useful for understanding the microbiome of the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the … U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (https:// …

… from the other JGI Portals, as well. “For thousands of scientists around the world, the JGI Genome Portal is a … The JGI/Truss team has talked to dozens of researchers to determine what they need and expect from JGI tools. “We’re … the JGI User Experience Group — once you complete a short survey, a Group member will contact you regarding UX …

… 21-23, 2023, attendees joined the JGI Annual Genomics of Energy & Environment Meeting.  A wide array of invited … ‘composed of both good and evil.’” She added that this term is good to keep in mind when dealing with metabolites … “we were able to develop an algorithm to quantitatively determine what fraction can make phenazines, and which …

… been utilizing metagenomics as a way to study a collection of hard-to-culture microbes, but the efficacy of this … high-quality draft genomes with >90% completeness. These results, noted JGI User Programs Deputy Susannah Tringe , … They added that DAS Tool’s flexibility in integrating results from both manual and automated binning methods also …

… A team has optimized a crucial part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in … tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective against 94 percent of the … a defect in the approach: CRISPR-Cas9 relies on RNA with a short guiding sequence (20 bp) that directs the endonuclease …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … who don’t engage in the lichen lifestyle. The team’s results appear in  BMC Genomics . To explore the genomes, … (for the fungus genome) to aid analysis. Many of the results were unexpected. For example, lichenologists …