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Dr. Yasuo Yoshikuni has been head of the DNA Synthesis Science Program since 2015. The mission … technologies unlocking the potential of macroalgae as an environmentally sustainable and cost-effective biomass for … … DNA Synthesis Science Program … Education … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

Kjiersten Fagnan began working with JGI in 2012 as a NERSC bioinformatics computing consultant, after … closely with staff to understand the data-intensive nature of JGI workloads. Dr. Fagnan was appointed CIO of the JGI in … … About the JGI Chief Informatics Officer … Selected Publications … Awards and Honors …

… genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of concept, researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” … (green). (From Haridas S et al.  Studies in Mycology , 2020.) Using whole genome data from newly sequenced genomes, …

Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … Program (CSP 502951, 2016, Population and evolutionary genomics of host–microbiome interactions in Zostera marina …

… survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired CRISPR and … in overcoming this obstacle when it hit the scene in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by …

… a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among viruses that infect them. But … and archaeal cells — and detected the virus in 34 hosts or 26 percent of the single cells. Metagenomics sequencing then allowed the team to ask, for the 34 …

The Science Researchers have successfully automated aspects of a commonly-used process for studying microbial … communities, with results published in the  November 2022 issue of Microbiome . High-throughput stable isotope probing (SIP) …

… to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of gene expression allowed researchers to identify … User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. …

… 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 … Study of Evolution Rosemary Grant Award to S.B.C.; NSF DEB-1239992 to N.J.W.; the Emil Aaltonen Foundation and the …

A genetic architecture that is characteristic of the sex chromosomes of mammals is, for the first time, seen in a plant. The … by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Program (DEB-1542509 to S.D., DEB-1542486 to LBS, and DEB-1542599 to M.O.). …

… well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these algae in a container … feedstocks, algae are tiny but mighty. An analysis in the 2017 Bioeconomy Report estimated that the United States has …

Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling approach. The Impact … do so, they compared samples collected from an aquifer in 2012 and 2018 against a biofilm sample collected in 2018. …