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Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure fungi of … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a link in … the effort that led to the work published in Scientific Reports . Before 2006, Olpidium was one of the many obscure …

… are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … yet abundant subsurface organisms was  recently reported in Nature Communications. The work was co-led by … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). To learn more about how microbial populations respond to virus infections, …

In April 2020, we mark both the 50th celebration of Earth Day on … the world’s rivers and their microbial communities. He’s focusing on the Arkansas River and how microbes might be influencing its health.  He sat down with me to talk about his project, and riffed a bit on what it means in a …

… highlight the diversity of white rot fungi in the genus Lentinula   The Science Shiitake mushrooms get their name from the same place they often … from around the world. By complete sequencing of 24 new mushroom genomes, and assembling genomes from 60 …

… the location of genes that provide resistance to the brown rust disease that can devastate a crop. The Impact In … for the sugarcane cultivar R570 has been generated and  reported in the journal  Nature . The work led by … partly enabled by the JGI’s Community Science Program; in 2018, a monoploid reference sequence of sugarcane …

… resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel … decomposed matter, and researchers estimate that they hold about 25 percent of the world’s soil carbon. In high … the University of Konstanz and the University of Vienna  reported recovering draft metagenome-assembled genomes for …

… analysis leads to identification of biosynthetic gene clusters for novel secondary metabolites for multiple … in a wide range of research fields. A public repository of 52,515 microbial draft genomes generated from environmental … she said. Listen to study co-author Dan Udwary talk about genome mining using the GEM catalog in  this episode …

… part of the DOE JGI’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the sciences, among the interns were two … groups, respectively. Each of the interns spoke briefly about their time at the JGI at … Merced Genomics Distinguished Graduate Internship Program, Susannah Tringe and Axel Visel hosted Imelda Forteza and …

… in mammals: a structure that helps correct deleterious mutations. The Impact Shrub willow and its close relative  Populus trichocarpa,  or the poplar tree, are potential biofuel … by the NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity Program (DEB-1542509 to S.D., DEB-1542486 to LBS, and DEB-1542599 to M.O.). …

… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … and other industries — yet there’s still so much about them we don’t know.  Unlocking the power of secondary … in overcoming this obstacle when it hit the scene in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  … User Facility, is supported under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. …