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Tracing gene regulatory networks in the model fungus  Neurospora crassa . The Science A team led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a multi-omics approach to reconstruct and model gene … degrade the plant biomass. In order to learn more about these regulatory networks in the model fungus  N. …

… the JGI has also helped researchers understand a fungus that threatens these crops as they grow. Asian Soybean Rust is a major problem. Leaves grow discolored and rust … ASR can decimate up to 60-90% of its yield.  (Learn more about the soybean genome sequence and ASR in this JGIota, a …

… scale: fungi stretch a network of tendrils called arbuscules into a plant’s root cells, and both organisms … circular capture areas roughly 55-microns in diameter — about the width of a human hair. At such resolution, this … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of …

… are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … ecosystems. A team of researchers described how the viruses repeatedly attempted to infect and destroy the host … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). To learn more about how microbial populations respond to virus infections, …

Secondary Metabolites group. His research interests lie in use and development of bioinformatics tools for elucidation of biosynthetic gene clusters in bacteria and fungi. Prior to joining the JGI, he … "Natural Prodcast" podcast, a "fireside chat"-style podcast about natural products and the science and scientists of …

… well as the evolution of seed plants, the fern’s distant cousin. Ceratopteris richardii, or C-fern, specifically has … undeniable power of plants, and the lessons they can teach us, are why the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National …

… cow stomach. Rumen – and its microbes – are really a powerhouse. Rumen microbes have the ability to break down hardy … hold clues to how humans could do the same on an industrial scale to produce biofuels . Since one of the … expanded into three other universities. You can learn more about how JGI data supports higher education in this JGIota …

… resources to build up Sphagnum as a plant model system focused on carbon cycling studies, rather than for food or fuel … is estimated to be larger than any other single plant genus. Peatlands accumulate partially decomposed matter, and researchers estimate that they hold about 25 percent of the world’s soil carbon. In high …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a … Alternate Metabolic Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. … and computational analysis that enable systems-based scientific approaches to these challenges.  DOE’s Office of …

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