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… a renewable energy future? Can they help lock away more carbon? Xiaohan Yang, a scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, believes they can. And, what’s more, that using gene editing technology to conscientiously mix traits of different plant species will …

… Biofuels and bioproducts are a way to kick our addiction to fossil fuels. In this episode, we peek into how … Steve Singer are harnessing the versatile bacterium Pseudomonas putida to break down biomass and help bring about a more sustainable, biobased economy. They conduct research at the Joint BioEnergy …

… more about MycoCosm, a data portal with over 2,000 fungal genomes and multi-omics datasets, equipped with interactive … tools for comparative genomics and community annotation. Presented by Igor Grigoriev, Steven Mondo, Steven Ahrendt and Sajeet Haridas. …

… A quick snippet on Antonio Camargo and Simon Roux, a few of the JGI researchers … software that finds plasmids and viruses within microbial genomes. As mobile genetic elements like viruses spread …

… early 2020, people all over the world have been forced to confront the awesome power that viruses have to affect nearly … this power is not surprising at all.  In fact, even in non-pandemic times such viruses are well known to play major … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… High School. Though a partnership with Biotech Partners, a nonprofit that provides underserved youth in the Bay Area with personal, academic and professional development experiences that increase participation in …

… State University campuses for biotechnology education as part of a course-based undergraduate resource … Hess, also the chair of the JGI User Executive Committee, on how that study went from the lab to the classroom. …

… The ocean depths are vast and dark. But there are hotspots on the ocean floor — underwater volcanoes and hydrothermal … and understanding how they’ve adapted to this extreme environment.   …

… JGI since 2020. Before joining the JGI, he has been working on the boundary of life science and computational science with notable stops at NERSC, IMBA (Institute of … into building productive infrastructure in close collaboration with the local scientists. As the lead of the …

… Mateus’s research is focusing on the identification and analysis of Mobile Genetic Elements from Metagenomic …

… PPE or Personal Protective Equipment is worn to minimize exposure to … can cause workplace injuries and illnesses.  PPE or Personal Protective Equipment is worn to minimize exposure to … illnesses. These injuries and illnesses may result from contact with chemical, biological, physical, mechanical, or …

… to explore how microbes influence people and the environment. This includes studying the diversity, physiology and … community ecology of microbes sampled from the natural environment. …