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… researchers have identified a protein in soil viruses that may promote soil health. The work was enabled in part … only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase protein … study is essentially chewing food to help  microorganisms thrive — and those microorganisms affect a lot of the …

… for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … to integrate large genetic payloads directly into diverse microbes. Combining CRAGE with CRISPR provides researchers … describe the functions of the biosynthetic gene clusters that produce them. The Impact Secondary metabolites are …

… Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying … sequenced and annotated for this study. The team found that, unlike pathogenic or mycorrhizal fungi (mutualist … communication between the plant and fungus. Discovering how microbes can influence plant physiology helps scientists …

… and specialized metabolites all refer to the chemicals that make species unique and different from one another. They are incredibly important to medicine, the environment, and human … and future developments, and how the JGI can be part of that space.   …

… Newly developed chemiluminescent biosensors shed light on how bacteria function and … of bacteria and interacts with cell signaling networks that control many basic cellular functions. It plays an … also regulates enzymes involved in cellulose production in microbes, these biosensors may eventually lead to ways to …

… Guiding Principles All staff members of the US Department of … by a positive, constructive and professional mindset, so that together we can foster a respectful, collaborative … conflicts of interest to the JGI Leadership Team (JLT) that may compromise your ability to serve at your best as an …

… Monitoring Inter-Organism Interactions Within Ecosystems Latest … and engineer algae by identifying the algal regulators that could boost lipid production. In their approved … dominated Copper River Delta. They’re looking at how the microbes in these high latitude wetlands, such as the Copper …