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New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … to slowly break down lignin (think of a fallen, decomposing tree in the forest). Because oxygen is essential to how … for lignin deconstruction. (The JGI also conducted RNA sequencing and alignment to the reference fungal  genome . …

… birds are chirping and a soft breeze ripples through the trees in his backyard. Originally from northern California … would best serve their quests related to processing RNA-sequencing information. According to Lawrence, this summer … in machine learning. Despite working alongside his scientific idols, Lawrence recalls feeling very comfortable. …

… serving on the UEC – go here to view the full roster of members. Each of the researchers had their own reasons … and engaging with new international collaborators and other scientific organizations. Fungal biologist Stajich from UC … increase access. He aims to be an advocate helping both the scientific and education communities access and build on the …

… resides on a computer system funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. Anyone using this system consents to monitoring of this use by system or security personnel. … With respect … neither the United States Government nor the University of California nor any of their employees, makes any …

… for the global research community. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) has released … range of new tools and capabilities to support their scientific investigations of biological and environmental … new plan goes beyond outlining a broad vision and multiple scientific, technological, and operational themes and …

… 10-fold from just 205 genomes, redefining the phylogenetic tree of giant viruses. Metabolic Reprogramming a Common … available but also complementary single-cell sorting and sequencing of viruses together with their unicellular … work also used resources of the  National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) , another DOE Office of …

Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are … i.e., by Harald Huber and Sebastien Ferreira-Cerca, and sequencing of MSI metagenomes within the Census of Deep Life Sequencing call 2018, phase 14 project “Development of …

New genomes highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science … the same place they often source their nutrients — the shii tree, a Japanese relative of the oak. These fungi are part … at Lentinula samples from around the world. By complete sequencing of 24 new mushroom genomes, and assembling …

… three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Chris Schadt of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Elizabeth “Lizzy” … in metagenomics and novel applications for long-read DNA sequencing. As a UEC member, Wilbanks will advocate for …

For the first time, a team analyzes the transcriptomes of a lichen fungus and alga to understand their partnership … and colleagues worked with Igor Grigoriev, the Fungal & Algal Program lead at the US Department of Energy (DOE) … the Duke Institute of Genomic Sciences and Policy (for DNA sequencing and assembly); by a three-year subcontract to DA, …

JGI User Executive Committee (UEC) : Roland Hatzenpichler of Montana State University, Teresa Pawlowska of Cornell University, and Jana U’Ren (pronounced … best serve JGI users and promote equitable and high-quality scientific research.” In particular, she added, “I am …