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… addition to the synthetic biologist’s toolkit: a technique for  c hassis (or strain)-independent  r ecombinase- a … story and this piece in  Current Opinion in Biotechnology . Now, CRAGE is being applied to other synthetic biology … and Ralstonia with enzymes that make phosphate bioavailable for plants. When these engineered bacteria were …

… over 27,000 microbial genes. The data from that study is now used across California State University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based …

… infections. That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of chocolate for more than 100 years and one of the world’s largest … . An updated reference genome for  T. cacao has now been completed and released by HudsonAlpha scientists, … data. The improved  T. cacao Matina 1-6 genome is now available for comparative purposes on the latest version of …

… projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy … DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)—have selected 11 proposals for support from 53 received through a joint research call. … mutant library in Chlamy, as the alga is colloquially known by researchers. A missing gene from this mutant library …

… of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons for wishing to serve on the UEC. For microbial ecologist Gilbert at the University of California (UC) San Diego, being on the UEC is an opportunity to …

… energy and environmental challenges.   Scanning the California oak woodlands from the air, large swaths of the … can be seen. These plagued patches have become kindling for the inevitable next firestorm. The majestic sentinel … California north into Oregon and beyond. The disease is known more commonly as Sudden Oak Death or by its acronym, …

… the  2022 Highly Cited Researchers from the JGI recognized for their “significant influence in their chosen field or … like combing for the proverbial need in a haystack — until now. Scientists have recently created a computational … genomic resources. Genome annotations for cassava are available on the JGI plant portal Phytozome.     …

… the Community Science Program’s  Functional Genomics call for proposals .  On July 8, JGI’s DNA Synthesis Science … the Community Science Program’s  Functional Genomics call for proposals . The proposal call is open year-round, but … instrumental in a lot of the work that we are doing now.” Zerbe’s proposal involving six labs at universities …

… health and diversity, which can in turn boost yields for both food and for candidate bioenergy feedstock crops. … Similarly, the microbes found in plant roots may have unknown roles. Some plants and fungi have mutually beneficial … on the JGI data portal MycoCosm . They looked for genes known to be involved in fungal-host interactions and …

… the last major crop without a reference quality genome and now crop researchers can work toward advancing sugarcane … world’s most harvested crop by tonnage, sugarcane accounts for 80% of global sugar production. A reference genome for … 50% of the expected yields. The reference genome of R570 is available on the JGI plant data portal,  Phytozome .   …