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… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with … division of labor between the two groups. Fungi are much more active in degrading plant matter, and bacteria are …

… For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their … The Science The humble lichen is a superorganism: one being that is actually comprised of two (or more) participants. … was supported by an intramural seed grant (IGSP 2008001) to DA, FL, and FD from the Duke Institute of Genomic …

… Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match … has a rich back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes …

… in wild populations for the first time. For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant … a gene associated with leaf angle, which determines how much sunlight leaves can get and in turn serves as a … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… “petabase” – a quadrillion nucleotide bases of DNA sequence to the public data repositories over its now 20-plus-year history. In 2019, the countdown has begun to the June dedication event of the Integrative … those who are already familiar with the research portfolio that the JGI supports, include JGI’s emerging leadership …

… — from plants, algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses — to support scientists around the world. Most of those … send their samples in from afar, without ever hearing much about the sequencing lab. So today, Chris Daum walks … with names — but not doors — and robots handle a bunch of benchwork. …

… the earth, but most species do not grow easily in the lab. To access the genomes of uncultured  microbes , scientists usually employ two different methods; … Primary Template-Directed Amplification (PTA) yields a much higher completion, above 80% in most cases. The Impact …

… Gardeners and farmers around the country recognize that crop varieties grow best in certain regions. Most plant species have adapted to their local environments; for example, crop and … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… To provide broad plant genomic capabilities, the DOE Joint … specializes in genome improvement for plants. As part of that partnership, the JGI and HudsonAlpha researchers led a … transcriptome – the complete set of RNA molecules transcribed from all the genes within a cell or tissue at a specific …

… genome sequence of trifoliate orange yields clues to disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening … plant, native to China and now disseminated around the globe, often as a rootstock for  Citrus , appeals in other … User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in support of DOE …

… capturing the genetic make-up of specific uncultivated microbes from complex environmental samples. The Science A team … Microbiology has developed, tested and deployed a pipeline to first target cells from communities of uncultivated … binding site, resulting in target cells that give off a much brighter signal. Cells from many natural environments …