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… The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those molecules not essential for growth yet essential for survival, may now be easier to characterize following a proof-of-concept study in which researchers paired … of CRAGE, the pairing proved to rapidly confirm enhanced production of 22 metabolites from six biosynthetic gene …

… Fungi from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat … Their results indicate that anaerobic fungi synthesize molecules that are sources of new chemical diversity; the … O’Malley and her team plan to use genetic tools to boost production and isolate the compounds. Although what …

… Kathleen Scott, Tiffany Taylor, Setsuko Wakao and Benjamin Woolston. ] Each year, the JGI accepts proposals for … genomics research from scientists who translate genomic information into biological function. Through our  CSP … biomineralization processes for next-generation materials production. Enabled by the JGI, which is supported by the …

… Global chocolate brands can’t exist without cocoa According to the  International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), global cocoa bean production in 2017-2018  was 4.6 million metric tons . The … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… JGI is in the process of shifting its operations from Walnut Creek … of the Berkeley Lab campus. By Friday, October 18, the production sequencing labs in Building 100 were silent. … on. A third sequencing platform was scheduled to resume production runs before the end of the week. “One week up and …

… Leveraging decades of technological development, dozens of … bicolor holds keys to drought and flood resilience, biomass production for fuels, and growth in poor soils. In addition … have generated insight into drought tolerance, biomass production and more — however, a single reference genome …

… Earth and DNA are close to our JGI hearts, we’re highlighting genomic science research that feels especially relevant to living on a changing planet. Mo Kaze is a University of … project, “Microbial Community Structure and Methane Production in California’s Canal System,” focuses on …

… 2025 Community Science Program Annual Call. These projects include cutting-edge research into microbial communities — … (BER) missions in sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, global carbon and nutrient cycling, and … You can learn more about this call, as well as our smaller-scale New Investigator and Functional Genomics …

… a team has comprehensively described host-virus dynamics in a microbial mat. The Science In microbial mats, communities of microorganisms live among … cell. The team assembled 130 genomes from their sample — a small proportion of the sample’s billions of bacterial and …

… A two-day kick-off meeting held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) marked the visit of an esteemed interdisciplinary delegation from the University of … future collaborations, an entire afternoon was dedicated to small individual workshops. Of common interest is the method …

… In honor of the JGI's 25th anniversary in 2022, we have … popular food in Central America and Eastern Africa. For smallholder farmers — those with less than two hectares of … as well as a vital economic player, as a cash crop for small farmers and a commercial crop for large producers. The …

… Program call of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility … (BER) missions in: sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, global carbon and nutrient cycling, and …