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… and function of a methylthio-alkane reductase system, researchers could open avenues for using bacteria to produce … hydrocarbons, the building blocks of many of our fuels and materials.  With an eye to harnessing these nitrogenase-like … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The Science By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than … to the symbiotic lifestyle. The Impact The analysis enables researchers to understand how plants and fungi developed …

… transcription factors with their target genes. The Science Regulons are a group of genes that can be turned on or off by the same regulatory protein. Researchers demonstrated the efficacy and potential of … and unscalable. To test the efficacy of RIViT-seq, researchers recently characterized 12 sigma factors and were …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … like bacteria, not humans. With metagenomic sequencing, researchers have found more of these viruses than ever … do. Building on existing virus-host prediction approaches, researchers have created a new program called iPHoP …

… of the cereal crop’s genes respond to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are … The field experiment is led by a consortium involving researchers from the University of California (UC), … is equipped to deal with adverse environmental conditions, researchers hope to improve yields for other crops under …

… to enable improvements in microbial oil production. The Science CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful, high-throughput … To ensure the gene editing tool will make the right cut, researchers created a set of guide RNAs that were effective … study,  published in  Metabolic Engineering , a team of researchers likewise honed their tool before felling their …

… postdoctoral fellowship at NERSC and LBNL’s Computational Research Division. As a postdoc, her research focused on stable and accurate computational … the JGI in 2016, and in 2018 was hired to be the JGI’s Data Science and Informatics department head.  Dr. Fagnan is also …

… at UC Berkeley and the Innovative Genomics Institute.  The Science Researchers report the discovery of miniature Clustered … the DNA and disable the virus. In Science , a team led by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, … Frontiers Group, the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and the Howard Hughes Medical …

… on JGI policies and practices that affect users and their science including technical capabilities offered, proposal … Provide feedback and make recommendations on how the JGI Science Programs can best support the user community. Advise …

… ecologically distinct groups with different lifestyles. The Science The bacterium SAR324 is unusually cosmopolitan. In … lead author Dominique Boeuf and colleagues set sail on research cruises in 2015 and 2016. At Station ALOHA , site … of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … entailing the function of more than a dozen enzymes. But researchers have now revealed that just a handful of enzymes … giving scientists a bigger bang for their buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes …

… genes drive resilience when salinity fluctuates. The Science The Arctic microalga Plocamiomonas psychrophila can … ability to adapt to stress and rapid environmental changes. Researchers were able to identify specific genes that allow … and ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, researchers can explore how to better manage the growth, …