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… awarded the van Niel International Prize for Studies in Bacterial Systematics for the triennium 2017-2020! Established by the University of Queensland in 1986, the van Niel Prize recognizes contribution of scholarship in the field of microbiology and is awarded …
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… Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi … analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic matrix of the forest floor, a team of researchers have found that … So, to be able to identify proteins, the team compiled DNA sequences (metagenomes) and messenger RNA sequences …
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… The soybean is a crop that could boost biofuels and fertilize fields. So in 2010, the JGI helped publish the original genome sequence for the soybean, Glycine max. With a full genome sequence, researchers have been able to look into soybean’s …
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… By characterizing the structure and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could … of the sulfur they need to grow and divide. Similar to the bacterial enzymes that fix nitrogen — nitrogenases — other … isolate it. The JGI provided a range of constructs based on sequences for MAR enzymes from different organisms to …
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