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Clarivate Analytics, formerly the IP & Science arm of Thomson Reuters, has released their 2019 list of Highly … to: Project Manager Kerrie Barry, Cross-Field Category Fungal and Algal Program head Igor Grigoriev , Plant & … that presented the first large analysis of an Aspergillus fungal subgroup, section Nigri. Aspergillus fungi play …

Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and … for anaerobic fungi . Eventually, it’s possible that fungal communities — or enzymes from fungal communities — could pave the way for many different …

… 2023 Symposium” delving into the most recent expansions of the Tree of Life and latest discoveries toward the evolution of cellular complexity and microbial symbiosis. Further, the …

Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in … Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and bring them …

… growing on plants, with fluffy white bolls bursting out of the green pods in every direction. There are 100 million … on cotton production, and the crop’s annual economic impact of $500 billion worldwide underscores its value and importance in the fabric of our lives. In the United States, cotton production …

… “Where’s Waldo?” readers need to look for a number of distinguishing features. Several characters may be … glasses, or a cane, but only Waldo will have all of these features. As described July 22, 2019, in  Nature … , a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office …

In late June, Kathleen Lail, a member of JGI’s Sample Management Group, attended a conference in … in the Florida Everglades to help train the next generation of scientists. She shares her thoughts about the experience below. In the summer of 2018, Jonathan Benskin was preparing to teach a second …

By studying the structure and function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights … cycle carbon in changing conditions. The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and … intricate connections, and many, many moving parts. A lot of these moving parts are proteins — amino acid structures …

… serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to … collaborators and other scientific organizations. Fungal biologist Stajich from UC Riverside sees the JGI’s …

A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis … an external source.  The work is part of the JGI’s 1000 Fungal Genomes Project, which aims to provide genomic … The genome sequences and annotations are available on JGI’s fungal portal  MycoCosm . Based on these analyses, we …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … called lignocellulose, are the primary components of hardy cell walls. It’s the cellulose and hemicellulose … conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . The study’s pivotal NMR (nuclear magnetic …

… user engagement. The Science In addition to the core set of "primary metabolites"—chemical compounds shared by most … growth and reproduction—most organisms produce a set of "secondary metabolites," chemical compounds that often … and viral BGC sequences. Expansion of the SMC to include fungal, plant, viral, and metagenome data is currently …