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… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science … genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  Sorghum bicolor — a  candidate bioenergy feedstock and  JGI … sesquiterpenoids, National Science Foundation Plant-Biotic Interactions Program (grant no. 1758976 to E.S. and P.Z.) …

… Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Yeast strains … yeast strains engineered by Alper’s team to convert the sugar glucose to the products including ethanol and … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… In 2003, Dr. Pennacchio joined the DOE Joint Genome Institute and has focused on applying state-of-the-art … Genomic Technologies. oClick to learn more about the offerings and capabilities we offer JGI users to help advance … of Genomic Technologies serves as the JGI’s primary point of contact for all High-Throughput Data Generation …

… DAN: You’re listening to the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s “Natural Prodcast,” a podcast about the science … This is episode 4 of Natural Prodcast, our interview with Dr Nancy Keller from the University of Wisconsin, recorded at the Society for Industrial Microbiology …

… Hey everyone. Welcome back to Natural Prodcast. This continues the series of interviews we recorded at the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Natural … In this episode, Dan and Jackie talk to Alison Narayan , from the University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Institute and Department of Chemistry . We talked broadly …

… Dr. Rokhsar joined the JGI in 2000 as the founding Associate Director for … evolutionary biology. Dr. Rokhsar’s research is focused on understanding the origin, evolution, and diversity of plants … towards the development of improved biofuel feedstocks and understanding and ultimately assisting the adaptation of …

… Maureen is currently developing new high-resolution and high-throughput methods to link uncultivated viruses to their host. With these new methods, she hopes to expand our understanding of the roles that viruses play in their …

… and genomics to study endosymbiotic associations within microbial eukaryotes. He hopes to broaden our understanding of the roles these associations play in the evolutionary …

… New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get … hemicellulose, and the toughest molecule, lignin. Understanding Lentinula genomes and their evolution could provide strategies for converting plant waste into sugars for  biofuel production. Additionally, these fungi …

… Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and … onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. Understanding how these hosts and hitchhikers coexist is key for understanding their impact on wider ecosystems, but these …

… Since joining the DOE Joint Genome Institute in 2016, Dr. Otani has … in actinomycetes. He is particularly interested in understanding how, when and why microbes decide to produce … BS, Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Master's, Biotechnology, … Kunakom S, Otani H, Udwary DW, Doering DT, Mouncey NJ. Cytochromes P450 involved in bacterial …

… Innovative technology from this biomanufacturing collaboration is available for licensing. The Science In  Nature Communications , researchers … The work conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a DOE …