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Michelle O’Malley and Tom Lankiewicz of UC Santa Barbara discuss the importance of studying anaerobic fungi, as well as a recent discovery that turns scientific presumption on its head and … opens up a new avenue to explore for efficient biofuel production. …

… team included scientists at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Lawrence … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… after a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within the soil, a … the soil. To get a clearer picture of how burned ecosystems return to health, researchers have taken a look at … it was possible to identify specific attributes — such as heat resistance, fast growth rates, and an ability to …

… roles in global carbon cycling, are sources of natural products, and have potential as biofuel feedstocks. … expressed, and what they do. Summary The name PhycoCosm stems from the Greek phykos , meaning seaweed. Seaweeds are … proteins. PhycoCosm’s built-in connection to the DOE Systems Biology Knowledgebase (KBase) also allows researchers …

… reinhardtii – that’s managed to have a big impact. UC Berkeley plant biologist Sabeeha Merchant explains why … also a faculty scientist in the Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology Division of the Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area.] …

… representing a breadth of institutions, research topics and career stages. The election period concluded on October 21. …

… were considered to be complete genomes, and their discovery has extended the possible virophage genome size range … Paez-Espino  discussed an early version of the paper at the 2018 Viral EcoGenomics & Applications (VEGA) Symposium. The … sequencing and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  …

… power of more than 26,000 microbiome datasets, all accessible through the publicly available  Integrated … of proteins, including those with pivotal applications in biotechnology, such as DNA editing enzymes.” Leveraging … — whether that be soil, animal hosts, marine ecosystems, etc.  “So, they must be doing something interesting …

… ecologist Gilbert at the University of California (UC) San Diego, being on the UEC is an opportunity to help … scientific organizations. Fungal biologist Stajich from UC Riverside sees the JGI’s open application process for … He aims to be an advocate helping both the scientific and education communities access and build on the JGI’s resources. …

Kasey Markel and Patrick Shih (UC Berkeley and the Joint BioEnergy Institute) are looking … wasps that program oak trees to raise their young in structures called galls.  In this episode, hear from Kasey and …