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… part of CRISPR-Cas9 technology to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … goal of producing sustainable fuels from alternative sources. Moreover, the team says the approach they used to … . JW acknowledges additional support from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program ( …

… Leveraging massive comparative genomics to decode millions of mystery genes and lay a … past billion years, fungi have spread quietly throughout our planet. From the deepest ocean floors to Antarctic … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI)’s Fungal and Algal Science Program and JGI users have been at the forefront of …

… and fungi that can help or harm plant host health. The Science Researchers compared the genomes of fungi that … determine if these fungi act as friends or foes. The Impact Microbial communities comprised of fungi and bacteria can … of the key community participants and enabling future metagenomics studies.   …

… symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, … genomes of symbiotic species available: 73 saprotrophs and 62 mycorrhizal species. The 62 mycorrhizal species include 29 … will assist researchers in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner workings of …

… Dr. Roux joined the JGI in 2017 to lead viral genomics research as part of the Metagenome Program. His … focused around developing foundational knowledge of viral diversity and virus-host interactions in microbial systems. Through a 2021 DOE Early Career Research …

… single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting … of bioinformatics tools for  extracting snippets of microbial genomes directly from environmental sequence data, … microbial populations. The work appeared in The ISME Journal . Members of the Dunfield lab collected samples from …

… revisited a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great science that will help solve energy and environmental … with the poplar, a JGI Flagship Genome and the first tree to have its genome sequenced. Having this first genome …

… identified a virus protein tied to carbon cycling.  The Science Through a collaborative effort, researchers have … to another, which can have a significant impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, … second only to cellulose.  Chitin is also a common food source for microbes living within soil. So, the chitosanase …

… Survey of Setaria's natural diversity reveals seed dispersal in wild populations for the … (Toby) Kellogg and other researchers at the Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the … seed dispersal in wild populations for the first time.  “To our knowledge, nobody has ever discovered a dispersal gene …