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… projects. Through the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program, two Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national user facilities—the  Environmental Molecular Sciences … and the  DOE Joint Genome Institute (JGI)—have selected 11 proposals for support from 53 received through a joint …

… of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene regulatory pathways used by the … fungus  Neurospora crassa, and to identify and decide on the order in which this fungus breaks down plant cell … is the model organism for filamentous fungi, all of which contain a wide array of plant cell-wall degrading enzymes …

… to accurately edit genomes (that is, repair gene mutations, and either delete or add genes in a precise fashion) has applications across many areas. In particular, gene … waiting to be unearthed in sequencing and analyzing uncultivated microbes. Summary The CRISPR-Cas system is an …

… The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from … and seven graduate students from UC Merced through their long standing internship program. In just two months, the students participated in networking workshops, …

… The JGI’s Genomes OnLine Database celebrates 25 years as a vital resource for data contextualization The Science Since its launch 25 years ago, … a broad range of activities from proposal intake to publication. Information is also obtained and cross-checked … U.S. Department of Energy operated [DE-AC02-05CH11231]; National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, which is …

… private sector, as well as research expertise in secondary metabolites and synthetic biology. Dr. Mouncey has a long-standing interest in microbial genetics that started with his education and carried forward into his roles as a senior research … Nigel Mouncey is the Secondary Metabolites Program head as well as our JGI Director. …

… DAN: Hello, everyone, and Welcome back for Episode 14 of Natural Prodcast . There’s been a lot going on, so I took a little break, but I’m hoping that from here … help the Society grow. And so I’ve been the chair of the publications committee for the last, what is it now, five …

… Recent study shows eelgrass has been around about 2.5 million years less than previously believed.  The Science Eelgrass, one of the most abundant plants in the ocean, originated in … 250,000 years ago, when eelgrass traveled across the ocean current from Japan to colonize the southern California and …

… hitchhikers. These organisms are abundant and yet exceptionally small, with mini genomes to match. As a result, they … to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal microbe. … these two organisms suggested new possibilities beyond the current understanding that CRISPR-Cas systems target …

… (UEC) recently welcomed three new members earlier this month – Sneha Couvilion of Pacific Northwest National … Schadt is an environmental microbiologist at ORNL and current chair of the Emerging Ecological Issues Committee … been instrumental to her early career success, and is currently a PI for both CSP New Investigator and large-scale …

… of biofuels, biochemicals and other bioenergy solutions.  The program has been a pioneering effort in functional genomics since 2012, with a focus on addressing … Synthesis Program plays a central role in advancing functional genomics, focusing on developing genetic systems that …

… from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? (Spoiler: Yes.) Think of cells as tiny factories: … smoothly. As reported August 26, 2021, in Nature Communications , researchers led by Hal Alper at The University of … Michael Jewett of Northwestern University describe a two-pronged approach that starts with engineered yeast cells but …