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… why it’s so hard to succeed, and we talk about an ongoing project I’ve been working with him on as an exploration into … to then switch from financial support from the National Science Foundation to financial support from the National … powerful people. These were people that really controlled microbial drug discovery. And a guy like me, with no …

… growth of poplar, a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual … in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root … The cuttings included genotypes from the DOE BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), predecessor of  DOE’s Center for …

… in terms of their natural products chemistry, and he has a project with the JGI to synthesize the genes for and explore … to predict or just understand better the language of microbial cell-cell communication. And he told us about his … compounds like methanol and methane. And I really dove into microbial physiology and microbial genetics, and really away …

… analysis for new technology development and JGI user science projects. We perform analysis for diverse experiment types, … Our group also performs ‘proof-of principle’ research projects to demonstrate new genomic capabilities. Our group …

… yeast’s native chromosomes with synthetic versions. This project has turned out to be an international collaboration, …

… broadens understanding of Antarctic biogeography. The Science Haloarchaea flourish in hypersaline environments, … adapt from marine to hypersaline conditions by studying the microbial communities in Antarctic lakes, some of which have … haloarchaea and the structure and extent of the Antarctic microbial pan-genome. Since these microbes thrive under …