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… Microbial cells infected by viruses undergo metabolic reprogramming. The Science If it … ocean could fix less carbon when infected. Little is known about virus-infected microbial cells that are transformed … viruses control them through infection, but little is known about the impacts of these infections on ecosystem …

… discovered more than 6,000 mitochondrial sequences previously unrecognized within existing public databases and … fungi produce and manage energy at the cellular level. Because the annotations are standardized and span the full … that carry them were strikingly different in both size and organization: Mitochondrial genome size and structure varied …

… (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science user facility, aims to explore applications in the life … either jumpstart acceleration or optimize their code on GPUs. While the  OLCF is organizing nearly a dozen hackathons … to the Team Proposal tab to submit. For more information about the 2019 GPU Hackathons, go to:  …

… Sherbo, Jennifer E. Smith, Chin Chin Too, Brooke Weigel, Susanne Wilken, Jing Yuan, and Brittany N. Zepernick.    Each … novel research projects from PIs who have not led any previously accepted proposals.  The New Investigator call , part … the October 2026 review. You can also find more information about the JGI’s  various proposal calls here. …

… metabolic engineering and biocatalyst design will target sustainable energy solutions, focusing on lignocellulosic thermophiles and polymer … nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry.  You can learn more about this call, as well as our smaller-scale New …

… The Science In a recent Microbiome paper , scientists focused on the conifer needle microbiome. The phyllosphere, … pine, Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce–to learn more about conifer needle microbiomes. The survey showed what … genetic elements across all of the metagenomes. Learn more about her time at the JGI here . Bennett is applying the …

… well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s distant cousin. Ceratopteris richardii, or C-fern, specifically has … undeniable power of plants, and the lessons they can teach us, are why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … of plant-based biofuels and bioproducts. ( Learn more about OGG in  this episode of to the JGI podcast Genome …

… walls, while brown rot cannot break down the lignin but use cellulose. Finally, there are soil saprotrophs, which degrade plant detritus. Despite the different modes of nutrition, many of these … in moving toward functional genomics studies to learn more about the inner workings of plant-host and …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The fungus is almost always found among and within poplar trees, and … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … of essential genes in metabolic networks that were missed using traditional approaches. This novel form of … the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  …

… December 7   9:15am PT (online) Town Hall on the role of user facilities in accelerating research and tips for … successful proposals: Collaborate With a U.S. DOE User Facility: Learn About Available Expertise and Resources, Open-Call …

… funded by a DOE training grant.  Building off the previous year’s project, undergraduate interns Tamyra Long and … the Oakland soccer club this summer.  Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below:  Video … with Zyiah and Tamyra this summer and teaching them more about how to analyze data. Zyiah Mikes : Dr. Yi Zhai is our …