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New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant … components   The Science There are three main ingredients to tackle when it comes to breaking down a plant for energy: … skeleton. It’s more complex, and poisons enzymes and the  microbes that make them. It’s known that aerobic fungi, like …

The Integrative Genomics Building (IGB) seen above is home to the DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Researchers from … presented and attended meetings around the world to showcase the JGI’s science and what we enable for our users. … I can say that a key area for the JGI’s evolution is in how we manage our data and how we can make this more …

… site. The chemical PCE (perchloroethylene) found its way into the groundwater of several communities in New Mexico via … to bioremediation efforts for decades. Identifying resident microbes that can help bioremediate toxic substances has led … the minimum amount of what’s allowed in drinking water. However, in the deeper sites, toxic chemicals remain.  To …

… we have revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … the dispersed oil.   Terry Hazen on Oceanospirillales microbes   Terry Hazen Perspective on the Deepwater Horizon …

…   To understand virus-host dynamics, computation helps fill in … to commandeer. For bacteriophage viruses, these hosts are microbes like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic … these viruses than ever before, in all kinds of ecosystems. However, matching these viral genetic sequences to their …

… been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and … evolved these really tough cell wall materials that keep microbes — and the enzymes that would be produced by …

Researchers at the JGI develop a tool to quickly and accurately identify mobile genetic … the interactions that happen between tiny organisms (microbes) located in soils and water. MGEs like viruses and … ecosystems by killing other cells. Over time, MGEs can help microbes gain a competitive edge within an ecosystem. They …

… learning methods were applied on sequenced fungal genomes to classify gene families. The Science As a proof of … researchers developed an algorithm that “taught” a computer how to classify 101 representative genomes of … of  Dothideomycetes could provide more insights into how these fungi have adapted to stress and host specificity, …