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… focused on root-associated microbiomes. Scientists conducted a shotgun metagenomic survey on three types of conifers–limber pine, Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce–to learn more about conifer needle microbiomes. The … JGI Community Science Program, University of California (UC) Merced scientists conducted a shotgun metagenomic survey …

… are returning, including one previous New Investigator awardee.  The CSP Annual call is focused on large-scale … Research (BER) missions in sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, global carbon and nutrient cycling, and …

… lead to sustainable pathways for making high-value bioproducts including biofuels. In addition, the team says that … expression on two energy-filled sugars used in biofuel production, glycerol and galactose. Although they are … Alper and his team also applied this method to a production-based scenario, in this case, the production of …

… California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene regulatory pathways used by the … bioenergy researchers looking to improve the industrial production of sustainable biofuels and bioproducts. Filamentous fungi are also being used in the …

… turn affecting environmental and human health, energy production and agriculture. Understanding the compositions of … of watershed ecosystems, where rain or snow drain into such bodies of water before heading out to bays and oceans. … GROWdb project demonstrates not only how researchers can successfully partner with DOE user facilities and resources …

… support growing sorghum and other C4 plants for biofuel production, John Mullet (Texas A & M and Great Lakes Bioenergy … Drought Tolerance in Sorghum (EPICON) begins. Peggy Lemaux (UC Berkeley) and her team studied sorghum plants in drought … (2016-2018) in the field in Parlier, California at the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center. 2017: …

… it was possible to identify specific attributes — such as heat resistance, fast growth rates, and an ability to … high-burn severity sites. From those samples, they reconstructed and examined over six hundred bacterial genomes — … Boulder and Colorado State University. The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, …

… one research proposal. Guest speaker Michelle O’Malley of UC Santa Barbara talked about how her approved FICUS … with questions. Q:  Apart from instrumental support, how much help can users expect for data analysis of the different … and mini-metagenomics to more targeted approaches, such as BioOrthogonal Non-Canonical Amino acid Tagging …

… part of the flora, fire moss has adapted to conditions such as UV irradiation, heavy metal contamination, and … continue to evolve so rapidly in gene content and structure. He and JGI Plant Program head Jeremy Schmutz already … increased fruit and seed yield. Conversely, some crops such as bioenergy sorghum may need sterile males; plant …

… transparency, and creativity framed by a positive, constructive and professional mindset, so that together we can … to effectively fulfill the JGI’s mission, we recognize success is dependent on earning the trust of our … Stewardship principles referred to above. Rules of conduct Members of the advisory committees serve as ambassadors …

… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against … few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of antibiotics called zealexins. Even though … scientists a bigger bang for their buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these …

… matching these viral genetic sequences to their hosts is crucial to understanding what these viruses can do. Building … like  carbon fixation , nitrogen cycling and methane production. Meanwhile, environmental viruses are constantly … viruses in human microbiome samples, reflecting factors such as the quality and number of datasets for human …