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… genus Lentinula, which have evolved to decompose hardwoods on every continent besides Europe and Antarctica. A  new analysis … diversity between cultivated and wild shiitake populations. The Impact Lentinula mushrooms are white rot fungi, … award 0000238431 to D.H., the GENOBIOREF (BIO2017-86559-R) project of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation …

… from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: … smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of … Michael Jewett of Northwestern University describe a two-pronged approach that starts with engineered yeast cells but …

… from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in … of Science User Facility  located at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is committed to advancing genomics in …

… Committee (UEC) – Jack Gilbert, Ashley Shade, and Jason Stajich! They join six other JGI users already serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist …

… Congratulations to Jane Grimwood, who has been appointed the … after the JGI was established to work on the Human Genome Project in 1997. She was a group lead at Stanford Human … of Impact.     Notable large-scale multi-institutional JGI projects and resulting publications that Grimwood …

… Understanding how a fundamental mechanism of evolution allows microbes to adapt to changing environments. The Science The first step in the deadly dance … with a “head-tail” morphology, this means using proteins on its tail fibers to latch onto a specific target on the …

… Open Green Genomes hits milestone with C. richardii The Science Fern genomes are huge, and … of fern biology and, more broadly, land plant evolution. Recent findings in Ceratopteris richardii show a long history of dynamic evolution and rapid changes in both … to Z.-H.C.). B.A.A. and D.W.S. acknowledge funding for this project from the Ambrose Monell Foundation. …

… array of microorganisms adapted to living in extreme conditions. At these vents, and underwater volcanoes,  researchers … studied microbial communities across five oceanic regions. In doing so, they found a high degree of variability in … This work was funded by the US-National Science Foundation grants OCE-0728391, OCE-0937404, …

… Coleman and Hugh Cross; [Below] Zac Freedman, Martin Jonikas, Lotus Lofgren, Fumito Maruyama, Lauren Stadler, … biomass processing. This year’s portfolio also includes a project led by the National Ecological Observatory Network … metagenomics data. Taking the JGI’s call for large-scale projects at their word, the research consortium aims to …

… Olufemi Isimikalu, Todd H. Oakley, BJ Philmus and Aaron M. Roshotte; [Below] Paul Scesa, Kathleen Scott, Tiffany … Through our  CSP Functional Genomics call , we look for projects that will leverage the JGI's DNA synthesis and … in support of advancing the bioeconomy. This year's project goals range from engineering drought-tolerant woody …

… 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria. To put it into context, it would be like a human encountering another human … keeps its DNA more organized. “The big surprise of the project was to realize that these genome copies that are … at the JGI, Gros allowed him to continue research on the project. At the JGI, Volland began studying Ca. T. magnifica …

… In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's …