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… include exploration of the global diversity of alternative genetic codes (Science 2014), unearthing hundreds of … Science 2017, Nature Microbiology 2018), discovery of new genes with important biotechnological applications (e.g., … Biology  12(8):e1001920 Ivanova N. et al. (2014) Stop Codon Reassignments in the Wild. Science 344(6186):909-13 …

… Researchers start pinning down how a fungal symbiont spurs growth of poplar, a … associations with endophytes — a group whose effects on plants are still not well understood — scientists can better … Innovation (CBI) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. To see how the fungus affected poplar growth, the team compared …

… and environmental challenges. Congratulations to Jennifer Doudna of the University of California (UC), Berkeley and … upon CRISPR-Cas9 work, the Doudna lab at UC Berkeley seeks other enzymes in the CRISPR-Cas system. For the past … refine and improve the process of finding novel Cas genes and CRISPR systems. The collaboration has resulted in …

… materials such as cement or adhesives. Described as the “DOE Tree,” poplar is considered one of the  Flagship Plants for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … molecules that combat infections. When the  PtrbHLH011 gene was knocked out in poplar, those plants produced double …