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… it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays ) produces a plethora of … corn variety and protect maize by fending off fungal and microbial infections. Scientists had assumed that maize … buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these enzymes to another plant, such as  …

… virtually with JGI mentors to investigate rigorous research projects, hone science presentation skills, and participate in professional … the goal of inspiring students to embark on a career in genomics and to help foster a diverse future workforce in … Evaluation of Binning Tools for Microbial Eukaryotes in Metagenomes …

… single cell genomics complements metagenomics studies. The Science Researchers demonstrated the value of conducting … of bioinformatics tools for  extracting snippets of microbial genomes directly from environmental sequence data, … microbial populations. The work appeared in The ISME Journal . Members of the Dunfield lab collected samples from …

… computation helps fill in what cultivation can’t. The Science At first, viruses are merely toolkits. To do … opens the possibility of using phages to engineer microbial communities. One day, these phages could boost … nutrient cycling, or carbon sequestration. Summary Existing programs use a variety of approaches to match a virus with a …

… As SIP experiments shed more light on microbial communities than ever before — especially with the … process. The isotope labeling incubations can take hours to months, followed by weeks of tricky, laborious lab … Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

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… has had leadership roles within large DOE-funded research programs using mass spectrometry for energy and … through the Joint BioEnergy Institute and the ENIGMA SFA project. In 2015, he founded what is now the JGI … Trent Northen is the Metabolomics Science Program Head at the JGI. Click to learn more about …

… to support targeted tree breeding for the bioeconomy.   The Science Researchers report a new reference genome for eucalyptus in the July edition of the journal G3 Genes | Genomes | Genetics , with significant … with GENESPACE, a computational tool for comparative genomics.   With a more robust reference genome, researchers …