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… leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple applications … this is a cautionary tale on their limitations; the need for high-quality isolate genomes is clear cut,” said … fill in the gaps,” she added. DSMZ not only preserves a standardized culture collection of international renown, …

Additionally, 40 percent of the proposals were submitted by researchers who had not been a primary investigator on … Nearly 200 Terabases of data are expected to be generated for the accepted proposals, said Susannah Tringe, JGI User … crops such as soybeans and peas. Their presence reduces the need to add fertilizers to the soil. diCenzo’s proposal is …

… to develop the metabolomics program, and in 2019 became Platform Lead where she manages metabolomics production for … samples in support of user science.  Capabilities offered by the platform are a result of Dr. Louie’s establishment of … large metabolite databases by running 1000s of metabolite standards, and development of high-throughput untargeted …

… down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate forest filled with Norway spruce trees, and microbial … plant fibers. But are they both actually doing the job? By analyzing the enzymes present in the complex organic … led by Petr Baldrian of the Czech Academy of Sciences first needed to build a detailed database on the denizens in the …

For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a … are able to partner to form lichens. Studying the symbiosis by investigating a lichen’s genomes and transcriptomes could … Yet its genome revealed that the alga has all the genes needed for meiosis, and thus can rapidly create genetic …

… material of uncultivated taxa of interest. One such effort is targeted at environmental cells that are from … The “Great Plate-Count Anomaly” first described by Stanley and Konopa in 1985, which highlights our skewed … genomes are critical to serve as phylogenetic anchors for metagenomes studies.  While uncovering the metabolic …

… and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) for “Empowering Automated Laboratories: Integrating … insightful presentations, dynamic panel discussions, informative poster sessions, thought-provoking flash talks, … informatic tools at no cost. The JGI and EMSL are supported by the DOE's Biological and Environmental Research (BER) …

Nov. 2: Getting Credit for Scientific Contributions of Any Size What is considered … establishing a professional presence through getting credit for any scientific contribution they make, whether as part of a course or internship, and before ever publishing a research article. Speakers will …

Congratulations to Jennifer Doudna of the University of California (UC), Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National … a Nobel Prize in Chemistry to seven. Doudna was recognized for her work on CRISPR-Cas9, technology described by the Nobel Foundation as having “a revolutionary impact on …

National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Laboratory for Research in Complex Systems (LRC) in Menlo Park, Calif. … freely within the cytoplasm of their cells. This newly discovered species of bacteria keeps its DNA more organized. … it was just something curious, some white filaments that needed to be attached to something in the sediment like a …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the … on, scientists can determine the level of gene expression by the gradations. The Impact Metabolic engineering could … they are historically well-studied, Alper’s team discovered new gene targets to more efficiently grow on these …