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… the DNA bases themselves can also be modified. The best-known example of a modified DNA base is a methylation of the … or 5mC. In many organisms, 5mC is an important piece of how they regulate their genomes, but is not well understood in … exploration of genomic DNA modifications (epigenome).  In  Nature Ecology & Evolution , a team led by Robert Schmitz at …

… function of a cyanobacterial protein, researchers have new insights into how these ocean photosynthesizers cycle … from even the most determined scientist.  Recent work in  Nature Communications takes on the challenge of … the link between photosynthesis, respiration and high-iron homeostasis,” said Nicolas Grosjean, the first author of …

… look at the soil microbes present a year after a wildfire. The Science After a wildfire burns, recovery begins at the forest floor. Within … of which microbes are present. This study, published in Nature Microbiology , went a step further, using both DNA …

JGI innovates protocol revealing how genetic variations in sequences affect traits. In a text … Group. In an article published November 25, 2021 in Nature Methods , JGI researchers led by co-first authors Leo … the need to purify each transcription factor of interest. Nature Methods paper coauthor Lee did the initial …

Bacterial enzymes play second fiddle to those from fungi when it comes to breaking down tough plant fibers. The Science Walk in a temperate … by fungi is happening much more in the leaf litter and soil near the roots. But the deeper down and away from the roots …

… factories in plant cells. Using photosynthesis, they take raw materials including sunlight, carbon and water, to convert them into energy that is then stored. A … faster than RuBisCo, the most common CO-2 fixing enzyme in nature. The library provided the Erb lab with enzymes that …

… 2022 marks the JGI’s 25th anniversary. Over the last year, we’ve been revisiting a number of notable achievements that showcase our collaborations and capabilities to enable great … there’s opportunities for borrowing and porting parts from nature — enzymes, transporters, pathways — into microbes …