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… Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? … at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern University describe a two-pronged approach that … CRISPR-Cas9 that enhanced their ability to redirect the carbon in the cells toward particular pathways. In this …

… A “bait and hook” single-cell genomic approach to bioprospecting. The Science … catches. A similar technique has been developed by researchers led by Tanja Woyke at the U.S. Department of … known to be key contributors to the planet’s biogeochemical cycles, but the vast majority remains uncultivated and …

… one tree species: Hevea brasiliensis . It’s great at producing latex that becomes rubber, but it’s vulnerable to disease and climate shifts. So researchers are looking into a desert shrub that’s native to North America: guayule.  This episode was made in …

… Using a novel computational approach, researchers confirm microbial diversity is wilder than ever. … of doing a lot of unique things when it comes to energy cycles — turning biomass into things like ethanol or … The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility …

… Dr. Grigoriev joined the JGI in 2003, following his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley … and PhycoCosm portal. Dr. Grigoriev engaged thousands of researchers in genome projects and organized numerous genomics … to learn more about the program's areas of focus, major initiatives and more.  …

… Do metabolic pathways from engineered yeasts still work in cell-free environments? … at The University of Texas at Austin and Michael Jewett of Northwestern University describe a two-pronged approach that … CRISPR-Cas9 that enhanced their ability to redirect the carbon in the cells toward particular pathways. In this …

… Meta-omics datasets show that CRISPR-Cas systems determine mutualism or parasitism between some archaeal hosts and … crust, there is a vast ecosystem connected to the global carbon cycle. Archaea are key players in this deep biosphere. They … This research was supported in part by the Allen Distinguished Investigator Program, …

… A tall native plant of the North American prairie, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ) has long been a tantalizing potential biofuel feedstock. But switchgrass has a complex genome and, as a species, encompasses dizzying diversity. So, a team of scientists made an ambitious …

… cultures reveal they are symbionts and not free-living organisms. The Science Researchers employed multiple … with the humans and the biosphere), including the global carbon cycle. The JGI is sequencing large numbers of microbes and … 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… DAN UDWARY: You’re listening to the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Natural Prodcast, a podcast about … again? DAN UDWARY: I was just asking if the Scripps research … NADINE ZIEMERT: Oh, yeah, Scripps. Yeah. DAN … This is our interview with Nadine Ziemert, from the University of …

… of Natural Prodcast. A little bit of a bonus episode, since I’m off schedule, but this is an important one that … Maybe if you could talk about what your– I don’t know– research background pedigree is. I hate to like sort of like … what happens with the wildfires, right? I mean, you’re in Northern California, and it doesn’t matter where they are. …