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… combo helps further demystify biosynthetic gene clusters.  The Science Microbial secondary metabolites, those … and other industries — yet there’s still so much about them we don’t know.  Unlocking the power of secondary … in overcoming this obstacle when it hit the scene in 2019. Now, that power is poised to grow exponentially by …

… are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. They are abundant … yet abundant subsurface organisms was  recently reported in Nature Communications. The work was co-led by … Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). To learn more about how microbial populations respond to virus infections, …

… crop yields.  The Science The fire moss Ceratodon purpureus is a short plant with a complex genome . Now, … Carey, now at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, reported that high quality genome references are now … HudsonAlpha. As the team discussed in a JGI podcast episode about the work, the effort to fully sequence the fire moss …

… a potential biofuel feedstock.     The Science The fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can … and without an inoculation of the  M. elongata strain PM193 added to a diluted soil mixture, publishing  the results … were striking. Adding PM193 caused poplar cuttings to grow about 30 percent larger by dry weight than without PM193  . …

… exist back then,” said Hal Alper, a University of Texas at Austin professor, “but we really first heard about the JGI synthesis grant during a presentation that … Synthesis Science Head] Yasuo [Yoshikuni] gave back in 2016.” Alper’s first approved JGI proposal came through the …

… approach to expression, scientists can now opt for various shades of grey. The ability to fine-tune the level of … addition, the team says that this experiment outlines a roadmap that is transferable to other systems, expanding the … the realm of bioenergy optimization. Summary Life is all about balance. This study,  recently published in the  …

David Hibbett of Clark University fills us in on the kind of decay that makes shiitake mushrooms special. This week, he and 39 collaborators published a paper tracing how these mushrooms have evolved.  …

The 11th cohort of JGI-UC Merced interns pick highlights from … (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, hosted three undergraduates and seven … Watch the short video here to see what they had to say about their experiences and what they’ll take with them as …

… annotation and analysis. The JGI and KBase seek to enable users to seamlessly access and analyze data on scales … JGI and KBase are designated DOE Office of Science Public Reusable Research (PuRe) Data Resources are authoritative …

… allows anyone to freely investigate the genes of more than 100 algae. The Science Interested in the genomes of algae? … an interactive browser that allows algal scientists and enthusiasts to look deep into more than 100 algal genomes, … genetic underpinnings responsible for these traits takes us closer to harnessing algae for bioenergy and the greater …