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… called galls.  In this episode, hear from Kasey and Patrick about how this project unfolded, and how they worked with the JGI's metabolomics program to find out more about these weird little pods. …

… disease-resistance that could prove fruitful for saving Citrus from greening disease. You’ve probably never heard of trifoliate orange. Otherwise known as  Poncirus trifoliata , it’s an evolutionary cousin of the  Citrus genus, which gives us lemons, kumquats, …

… expands the global diversity of large and giant viruses. While the microbes in a single drop of water could … they are found everywhere, comparatively little is known about viruses, much less those considered large and giant. … the globe, then using these sequences to make inferences about the biogeographic distribution of these viruses in the …

… fellow interns and scientists alike. Want to learn more about their experience? Watch the short video below. Video … fall for my master’s in plant soil science and my career focus is plant breeding. Ti’Yanna Watson: My mentor is Dr. Yi … through climate change. Ti’Yanna Watson: The best part about interning here is the community aspect. Everyone here …

… they need to survive. To fill in their nutrient gaps, they must latch onto a larger host — often, a fellow archaeal … new views of these relationships.  Recently , researchers used population genomics to find that while archaeal … cycling across the planet. Summary To understand more about how archaeal hosts and hitchhikers coexist, …

… identify mobile genetic elements like plasmids and viruses. The Science Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are genetic … cell to cell. Two of the most common forms of MGEs are viruses and plasmids. They can be found in virtually all of … biogeochemical cycles around them. By understanding more about the genomics of MGEs and their evolution at the …

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. …

… fungi can form such symbiotic partnerships. To learn more about these other plant-fungal relationships, an … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility located at Lawrence Berkeley National … The team then compared this dataset against nearly 80 previously published fungal genomes on the JGI data portal …

New studies show methanogenesis is not exclusively for Euryarchaeota. Atmospheric levels of methane, a … to study how methanogenesis takes place in the context of the genetic material of many different organisms in … Alternate Metabolic Pathways And there is something special about these new lineages recently tied to methanogenesis. …

… a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few enzymes. The Science Maize ( Zea mays … scientists have identified at least 15 zealexins, they suspect there are even more to find. Zealexins are produced … scientists a bigger bang for their buck. The research team reports that transferring just four genes encoding these …

Dehalococcoides mccartyi and  Dehalobacter restrictus,  that work together to break down PCE into the chemical … by Congress in 1980 for Superfund sites which are hazardous waste areas that require cleanup and long-term … are ongoing to complete cleanup.  The process that was used to clean up the toxic chemicals is commonly known as …

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 …